To quote everyone else round these parts its been a bit of a funny summer so far, blazing hot one moment and high winds and shivery temperatures the next! I was worried this strange weather (especially the high winds) would have damaged some of our fruit crop (no veggies this year apart from our usual Read more about Growing in the garden[…]
It is my sad duty to report that today we lost one of our oldest and most awesome ex-batts Bea chicken. Those of you who have been long time BTTC readers may remember that we took Bea on last summers when her mum and dad (the most excellent Beth and Nick) decided to relocate to Read more about Goodbye Bea – Adventure chicken[…]
One of our favourite things to do together at the weekends is look round antique/junk shops in the hope of finding that elusive bargain. I think my biggest find to date was my green men chairs but I always like to have a look at the other beautiful things that are for sale. Hungerford is Read more about Exploring Hungerford and a Bedouin tent[…]
So this weekend the chicks (is that the correct terminology?) and our Hen headed to the big city for a weekend of pampering before the big day for her in August. As good Bridesmaids should we had lined up a couple of non embarrassing surprises along the way. Each bridesmaid brought a bottle of fizz Read more about A weekend in the smoke[…]
So yesterday we picked up our newest addition to the clan. Say hello to Socks, she is a 7 year old tabby with white socks (hence the name). She has been living in a 3rd floor flat for a bit so this house with all its space is a bit of a revelation. She is Read more about A new addition to the clan[…]
This is my wonderful friend Claire, she lives near Guildford so alas we don’t see each other as often as we’d like these days. Whenever I do see her however I am greeted with a very strong cup of coffee! Last time we saw each other we were chatting about how awesome it would be Read more about Vikki and Claire’s fantasy coffee shop[…]
Last night we went to the second of the Ashmolean’s late night openings. This one was in association with the Wildness festival (Lovely flowery lady who was stood outside welcoming us to the event I very much liked her crown of flowers). We arrived to be greeted by the flowery lady and a seemingly wild Read more about Wilderness at the Ashmolean[…]