By now I take it you will be aware that I have a great fondness for nature in general and wildlife in particular. When I was little we had a Welsh collie called Scrap and I thought the world of him. He had been part of the household long before I arrived, in fact beforeContinue reading “Lovely or loathsome – the wide world of animals holds them all”
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Ferdinand the Fearless, a vulpine visitor known affectionately as BB
You have met Francesca the Fearful, now let me introduce you to her male counterpart (I have assigned their sexes based on my observations and could easily be wrong) Ferdinand the Fearless. As you will see he is not your typical image of a fox with an elegant bushy tail – which is why heContinue reading “Ferdinand the Fearless, a vulpine visitor known affectionately as BB”
Francesca the fearful – a fidgety fox
Having wildlife in your garden is a delight beyond compare even if some only come out at night, when nobody is around. A couple of years ago we guessed we had something other than local cats using our garden as a highway. Naturally, our first thought was hedgehog and a dusting of flour soon provedContinue reading “Francesca the fearful – a fidgety fox”
An Alphabet
by Christine Rossetti A is the Alphabet, A at its head; A is an Antelope, agile to run. B is the Baker Boy bringing the bread, Or black Bear and brown Bear both begging for a bun. C is a Cornflower come with the corn; C is Cat with comical look. D is a DinnerContinue reading “An Alphabet”
Let’s get back to nature
No, I’m not suggesting we shuck off our threads and get back to the way nature intended us to be. My hippy days are long gone and I wouldn’t want to scare the horses. I really do mean getting back to nature and helping out the wildlife at the same time. Marion has always beenContinue reading “Let’s get back to nature”
The rover returns
Not a pub in a TV soap opera, just the return of a wandering lad who has neglected his readers for a few months. I will make no excuses, I have had a lot on my mind (you know about my mind, the attic rooms where I keep all my memories from what happened todayContinue reading “The rover returns”
To begin at the very beginning (a very good place to start)
A birth certificate has 10 numbered columns for information, the unnumbered column on the left is a filing number. . A birth certificate is often the first document to launch you onto that journey into your family’s history. The document provides a birth date (column 1) and sometimes even a time. The timing on aContinue reading “To begin at the very beginning (a very good place to start)”
Great Aunt Fanny could tell you a tale or two about the olden days
Although family history is based on provable facts it does not mean you should ignore individual memories or family stories which have been handed down orally over generations. A senior member of a family, a grandparent born in the 1930s or 40s could give you a direct link to someone alive during the reign ofContinue reading “Great Aunt Fanny could tell you a tale or two about the olden days”
If you want to get ahead get a hat, or two, or four, or even more
Who among you has never collected things – from cigarette cards to Pokemon cards; postage stamps to old coins; autographs to train numbers? You may even have become a collector by accident, or by just not throwing things away when other tastes change. There are even unconscious collectors. You buy a book and because youContinue reading “If you want to get ahead get a hat, or two, or four, or even more”
Who’s book began like that?
I hope you enjoyed the book quiz. Here are the answers: A “The boy with the fair hair . . .” was the opening of Lord of the Flies, the masterpiece about how quickly we could return to savagery, written by William Golding. Following a plane crash, a group of schoolboys find themselves on aContinue reading “Who’s book began like that?”
Robin's Nest 