Ravendale House

Today was glorious, but cold, so after lunch I ventured into the garden with my wheelbarrow. I’m not sure if this was a smart move or not.

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Today started in a fairly normal way. A visit from the squirrel with two arms, a pair of pheasants and the gang of long-tailed tits. I think I counted 8 this time. Just before lunch I got a brief glimpse of a moorhen, for the first time in months. Could my little friend from last year have returned?

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I went out looking for snowdrops a few days ago, but not a sign. Then this morning I notice one single snowdrop flowering by the back door. I know one snowdrop doesn’t make a Spring, but at least it makes you feel like we’re going in the right direction at last.

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Today the mistle thrush visited the garden again, the second time in 2 days.

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Today, perhaps due to the bad weather, saw the return of a much loved, but  infrequent visitor to the garden, the mistle thrush. Once again it was the pull of the windfall apples that did it.

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I’m pleased to announce that my little one-armed bandit is alive and well. I put the bird food out at about 8.30am and by 8.45am he had arrived and was tucking into some peanuts.

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It’s snowing again, just like the forecast said it would. I hope it’s not as bad as last time. At least we have plenty of food in now. I went shopping yesterday and took part in what I can only describe as ‘controlled panic buying’.

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Well, on Thursday 09.12.10 we finally made it to the supermarket for some much needed shopping. It was the first time we had been out in 2 weeks. What a relief. I never thought I would ever be so pleased to go food shopping.

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Tomorrow it will be just 2 weeks since I did any shopping. We haven’t actually been snowed in all that time but it certainly feels like it. We’ve probably been unable to get out for about 9 days.

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This seems to be my week for ‘firsts’ because today I had another one.

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