The owner told me that one of the jobs was to feed all the birds in the surrounding area. She wasn’t joking either. I took this picture above from the shelter of the conservatory because as you can see, it’s raining. This is just one of the four main areas where there are feeding stations. […]
I’ve been so busy telling you about the animals that I haven’t mentioned the house. and that’s a shame because it’s a beautiful place. It’s one of those old English houses that has several different ages depending on which part you’re in. The front entrance hall looks the oldest part although as you can see […]
When Claire takes the dogs for their walk I go to feed the sheep. They’re so cute. When I first met them they ran away form me but now even though they are still timid they’re also curious. It will be interesting to see them when they’ve been sheared because they look a little fat […]
Did I tell you it’s been raining here a lot? The main route to the field from the garden crosses two ditches with a tiny ridge in between. Immediately after navigating one steep slippery slope down and up there is another one even more steep! These two pictures were taken from the same spot. The […]
Parsley is a cocker spaniel. She likes to check out the evidence of the animals in the field. She’ll spend a while in the hedgerows. It’s a little nerve wracking because the hedge adjoins the lane and she could slip through into that if she wanted to. She hasn’t done that though to my knowledge. […]
We’re looking after four dogs at the moment whilst the owners are away. That’s Claire petting two at once. There’re two black labrador sisters. You wouldn’t know they were same age. Twiggy acts like an old lady with arthritis whilst Daisy acts like a puppy when out on a walk. She’s forever wanting you to […]
We’re house sitting for a lady in our village. It’s an amazing coincidence that she’s actually living in the same village as us – well 1 mile away actually but that’s near enough. She looked online and found our profile in Trusted Housesitters.com. I made that profile when we were still living in Taunton. She […]
As you know we live in an old dairy. It’s on an old farm called Home Farm. My landlord lives in the old barns. They were converted before he bought the property but his wife, who grew up in the village remembers it as a working farm. The pig pens weren’t converted into a home. […]
Around the corner from this little scene above is the village shop of Holcombe Rogus. The actual shop is not as quaint. See below. As you can see it’s actually the office of the garage but it’s been put to good use. Lorna has a wonderfully stocked shop. Amazing in such a tiny space. I […]
As you may have guessed the Dairy Cottage is a little chilly. Well it was built that way. It was designed to be cold to keep the milk, butter and cheese cool before refrigeration was invented. So the walls are about two feet thick and the floor is stone. I’ll show you later when I’ve […]
