Lucy on September 11th, 2007

What a weekend - it started with me innocently pulling down some ivy and ended with a very sore face and puffy eye. There is a wasp’s nest not far from where I was pulling the ivy down, and unbeknown to me, one had flown at me from behind, and I managed to get stung [...]

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Lucy on September 7th, 2007

I’m currently drawing up a plan to grow loads of (mostly cullinary) herbs next year - part of a little commercial enterprise I’m cooking (ho ho!) up. The other day I was out in the car with Mum, and we had to take a little detour through the grounds of Woburn Abbey (belonging to Duke [...]

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Lucy on September 1st, 2007

 
Cynthia and Maureen have been doing synchronised dancing routines.

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Lucy on September 1st, 2007

Today is the 5th anniversary of the introduction of two of our cats into our household. We got Lilla and Mindu (just don’t ask about the names) on 1st September 2002, as two rescue 4 month old kittens from the Godmanchester branch of Wood Green Animal Shelter. They love life at the Smallest Smallholding - [...]

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