The English Paysanne

Poor Fizz spent yesterday and last night at the vets. I picked her up this morning after she had an operation to remove a burst abscess very near her derierre, which is now very blue after being sprayed with a bacterial spray. She meowed all the way there in the car and all the way back. After being told she had had breakfast this morning I thought she would be pleased to be back home and take up her usual place on the chair. She wasn't. She obviously hadn't had a fizz size portion of breakfast for she didn't let up meowing,after having elevenses she was in and out of the house not knowing what to do with herself. Thankfully this evening she is back to her normal grumpy self asleep on the chair until chuck out time tonight.

   Yeterday here in France it was Mothers Day.It rained most of the day.  I was spoilt with presents and lunch cooked by Miss F and Master C, even home made rolls, farmer J done a good job of the washing  and clearing up left by his two children.

A moment from the week at La Singlarie We've had a bit of dodgy weather yesterday evening, have yet to check out the veggie garden for casualties, boy did it tip it down.

 It was time to move the cows again at La Contie, this time in the pouring rain which isn't much fun. It's not the walking with them that takes the time its the setting up temporary fencing and bailing twine along the roads to stop them from going where they shouldn't be. Then the moving of their water tank and trailer and taking it all up again once they have been moved. They were very well behaved even nearly walking along the sides of the roads, a lot better than Sorrel on her walks she obviously needs to spend a bit of time with our bovines.

The strawberries are just starting to turn in the veggie patch but there is also a thief stealing them as quickly as they ripen. No its not the snail I found on the side of the road as I waited at the garage for farmer J to arrive. This is the first snail of the eating kind I have seen since living here still in its shell and alive with no butter or garlic around. No our strawberry thief has a bit of fur around her and a nose for smelling. I couldn't pick them quick enough but the training "leave it " is working with a pot in front of her Sorrel posed for a photo. ( I know if I wasn't around they would all be scoffed as quick as two shakes to tail) but she did manage to place her paws either side of the little courgette plant. she may be gardeners aid in training, but I doubt it!

A moment from the week at La Singlarie Ali threw my bestest frog toy on the roof as she is useless as throwing, she thinks the carrot is just as good - its not.

Fencing remodelled by Vanille and Bambo Waiting for the big outside Supervisor, on  a line due to easy access to chicks, she is a hunter after all Taking up the fence Caught on a nap Oi you've missed a bit The donkeys are in the bad books (again ) after insisting the grass is greener on the other side. While munching on the grass in the chicks (who are now old enough to go outside) run they have managed to push and push the wire fence down making it completely useless for keeping chickens in, perhaps that was their plan to make an easy breakout for the chicks to run free - it hasn't worked. Yesterday the bad girls were moved to the hanger and small field attached where there are no trees for them to eat, animals to let loose or fences to push down, as they have an electric fence all round. At least Tempete should be happy, since the cows left the hanger his had only the chickens and ducks to try and make friends with, lets hope the donkeys are mo...