Lilys House

colouring in

and he’s not happy about it…………oh, the joys…..

the morning so far

 

the shop

the delights awaiting me on the doorstep when I returned

the pleading ‘please put my bed in the sunniest spot’ look

the garden beginning to bloom

the mess that’s taken over the whole house

times this by 100.

Suddenly the garden, coffee and a sneaky almond croissant seems overwhelmingly appealing………………

bits and bobs

Well, this week has rushed by.  The weather has been quite good on the whole and has seen a little flurry of ‘round the house’ jobs.  I don’t know what’s come over me !

I think writing an essay for work has had a lot to do with it.  It’s amazing how having an essay looming over you can prompt the need to do anything but. 

Such as..

(check the quality of that brush….must invest in some more…and the paint lid – you can see how long the paint had been sitting patienty in the shed)

Our downstairs loo now has two coats of paint, a rather fetching soft green.  It’s only taken two years to get around to it.  Amazing what an essay can do.

I stopped procrastinating and got on with it like a big girl, enjoying the sunshine as I worked.  Couldn’t see the screen very well but there was no way I was going to sit inside in the gloom and make it seem more of a chore..

What else has been going on ?  Well, I finished some spinning at long last..

The Bluefaced Leicester on the left will probably become socks and the thick and thin angora/extra fine merino blend has been claimed by Lily (when in the shape of a nice snuggly winter scarf).  These are my hand dyed fibres.  I wanted to get more practice with the angora especially.  It’s one of my favourite fibres.  I spun it quick and carefree, which was the effect I was going for, with the added benefit of being quicker!

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It’s nice and early here, 7am.  I can hear the little one chatting to Nick upstairs, so I know the peace will be shattered shortly.  Yep, here she is.  (Break for a big cuddle….)..

Right I’m off to hang the washing out, make porridge and to straighten this place up before my Dad gets here.  It’s barbeque day!  And I have the makings of Mojitos in the fridge. Fingers crossed the weather holds.

Have a super weekend !

 

blue eyes

My SOS mission for this morning….

This dear young jackdaw had been found in the courtyard  last night.  After I removed my cats from the vicinity – no mean feat, he  disappeared into a tiny gap between the garden wall and the house.  Poor little fledgling had no chance now he was on the ground.  I couldn’t retrieve him and knew that when he emerged the cats would be waiting. It’s a very cat heavy street.

After midnight I had a call out to a patient and whilst on the phone I could hear all this flapping outside. As predicted he had ventured out and was being watched with deadly intent.  I scooped him up into a box and into a nice quiet room overnight.

This morning we took him to Devon Wildlife Hospital which we are lucky enough to have on our doorstep (amazing, hardworking people).  He was one of many young jackdaws and magpies to have been rescued, all to be fed up and made strong for release as soon as possible.  I know that you should really leave young birds and that they will find their way back to the mother, but to do so would have meant certain death in his case, he wouldn’t even have made it over the wall.  I felt a bit better about interfering when I was told that he was very underweight and probably hadn’t been looked after properly.  Other than that there were no injuries apart from a couple of scuffs and some missing feathers. 

Hopefully he will be flying free in no time.

rested

Sigh………….nice to be back. Rested and ready to start again :)