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When my thoughts turn to the New Year this proves to be a tricky topic for me – I’m no fan of New Year’s Eve.  I feel that it’s a day where I look back to analyse the previous year, identify the resolutions or plans that I failed to achieve and I’m then facing anotherContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Christmas is in the Air! “Please hold still, Cleo, you’re wriggling so much that I can’t manage to tie this around you..” pleaded Chloe, trying to secure a bow under a disgusted Cleo’s chin.  Eventually, Cleo realised her only option was to surrender gracefully to Chloe’s gentle, but determined, persistence and she finally sat still,Continue reading “Chumleigh and the Festive Secret”

How do you feel about Christmas?  Are you one of those who are a bit ‘bah humbug’ dreading the crowds, the expense, the indigestion, the stress and even the in-laws?  You’re fed up with hearing that same old Christmas song over and over again and as for the TV – you think it’s just aContinue reading “Its Christmas!”

There’s that age-old conflict: cat vs dog.  “They fight like cat and dog” is a well-known phrase, emphasising that never the twain shall meet and suggestive of the fact that these animals represent two opposite sides of pet ownership. Are you a dog person or a cat person?  You may be asked this question byContinue reading “Cats”

There are a vast variety of rodents on this planet – some we regard as a pest – such as rats, after all the black rats did bring us a little thing call the plague!  But rodents can also come in the cute and cuddly variety – think of the dormouse, the field mouse, theContinue reading “Gerbils”

I’m fortunate to live in a rural area, with minimal light pollution and on a cloud free night, the stars are bright and clear.  I love to gaze at them, winking at me from the velvety black sky and as I do so, inevitably, I start to think about a wider existence. It’s odd whenContinue reading “Is there anybody out there….?”

Since moving back to my more rural homestead, it soon became apparent that there was a lot more wildlife surrounding us, especially in the garden. Naturally, the sight of garden birds, especially the rarer seen ones, was one of the first delights to greet us and it didn’t take long before they had us woundContinue reading “Wild Wildlife”

As the nights get longer and the days chillier, the celebration of Halloween is fast approaching and the archetypal displays of bats, witches and ghosts, accompanied by fat pumpkins artistically carved into Jack O’Lanterns, are popping up here, there and everywhere. I don’t remember Halloween being a big point of celebration when I was aContinue reading “Halloween Light”

Why is it that the British love to talk about the weather?  You have to confess that it is a favourite topic of conversation, reflective of our preoccupation with metrological conditions.  Of course one reason could be due to our very changeable climate, being influenced by a number of factors – we have weather systemsContinue reading “Whether the Weather”

I was recently reading a string of comments on social media about an article on climate change by the great Sir David Attenborough– most commentators were in support of the need for urgent action; however, one person stated that it was pointless to try to do anything as an individual and that only “the powersContinue reading “Togetherness”