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On a brighter note, I promised to post pictures when my irises came out. Two shots from the patch where the first one emerged and then the mass out in the field. I do love them!

Sorry all. I didn’t mean to be a downer. It is just my way of coping. I am probably still more active than the majority of the population, but the reality is that I will probably die long before the worst from a climate perspective, and I am very content in my introvert cocoon with my cats and...

Sadly the problems will have an impact everywhere. I confess I am quite pessimistic about it all. I am also much closer to the end of my life than the beginning and I find my attitude increasingly detached. Not my problem. I am not proud of that, and I strive to ensure that my personal impact...

What is the volume of antibiotic you need to give? And is it powder or liquid? I had quite good success with ‘bread balls’ - pop them in the beak (at the back and to the side) and one swallow and it is gone. You need bad quality bread though to be able to make it into balls!

I am with you - it is one of the things that fascinates me about them. They are very much individuals.

What a lovely way to remember her. She was a spirited little soul and lived her short life well. 🥰

Oh boy yes! And I admire your patience with some of them!

Except it evaporates so fast they won't get to it. When everything was out of stock here during Covid I used grain alcohol to make my own wipes.

I don't know why @Perris is laughing - I am serious! But I forgot, if you want to get really fancy, you can always go with vodka! :lau

I am sure it was a huge relief to her to have that nasty hard plug gone. I will probably get yelled at by someone for this - but soap or detergent is a perfectly adequate disinfectant. Vinegar too if you want to get fancy!

Farewell Blanche, you will be very missed around the world. Your joy in the little things in life, whenever you had the energy to do so, was an inspiration for us all. Manue - I know you will be feeling very sad and knowing you, probably guilty for something. But in my humble opinion you did...

I was wrong. My first iris came out today. Quickly followed by a friend. And the first daisies. I still think those in less protected areas are a couple of weeks away.

Mine are a few weeks away from flowering - and I think that is consistent with last year. The weather here has been very odd - we had a short hot-spell and now it is quite cold and a lot of rain. Mine are native irises and are quite tough so I am optimistic all will be well with them. I will...

Nice to see your irises are flowering.

Broody weighing turned out easier than I expected. Tassels just settled down and tried to hatch out some baby kitchen scales.

:hugs I am so glad she has you. 🥰

That last picture - Piou-piou - her face!! :love :love :love

It doesn’t sound like she is suffering if she nibbles and naps. When my time comes I hope it is exactly like that with some kind person to carry me out into the sun to warm my bones.

The English phrase "The way to hell is paved with good intentions" has a slightly different meaning - it is aimed as much at procrastinators as people who do something that turns out to be the wrong thing to do. I think it works for both. For future - do you have cornstarch in the house? It is...

Is that Merle in the picture with your partner? It is a cute picture. Made me smile. Mind you the heap of sheep manure made me smile too!