Thought I'd check in with you all this morning, after a lengthy hermit period... We've had a busy ol' time this past couple of months - I won't bore you with all the details, but a short synopsis:
Spent a couple of weeks acting the dying swan with flu...
Spent some more time in deep deep retreat after our gorgeous boxer cross boy was killed by a local badger
Helped the daughter move house in June - only to find the new rented house was a crock of $h*t, so helped her move again in October!
Carried on with garden projects..... beds are needing to be put to bed, so more work required...
Have gone from 3 red hens in May to..... (wait for it!!).... 3 red hens, 3 maran hens, 1 RIR rooster, 2 green legged partridge hens, 1 broody maran with 5 chicks, 1 white dorking rooster, 2 guinea fowls, 2 keets, a further 3 chicks in the nursery, & 3 turkeys!!
Have also got a further 11 eggs in the incubator due to hatch in 5 days & 12 days...... fingers crossed that the majority make it.
And yet another black & white kitten has made it through the gate & into the house - this time though, we haven't found an owner, so she's here to stay - she doesn't so much want to be with us, but she thinks she's a basset!
So...... that's what has been happening my end.... what have I missed???
Julie xx
Welcome back! 
Anyway, I know where you are, so even if it was true, I'd turn up on the doorstep, cap in hand 
