Ravendale House

Let me introduce you to Simon, the latest addition to Ravendale House.

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I’ve mentioned before how a lot of our garden birds seem to go missing in August. The wood pigeons are still around, as is a ‘this years’ robin and a handful of sparrows, but that’s pretty much it apart from a blackbird.

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When London won the Olympic bid in 2005 I was completely un-moved and as I watched the spectacular opening ceremony of 2008 in Beijing, followed by the hand over to GB in the closing ceremony, I was convinced that London 2012 would be an embarrassing disaster.

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It’s no surprise that we have hedgehogs in our garden, and the good news is that I get to see them pretty close, as they like to come and eat the cat food I put out by the back door.

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For the second time in less than a year I find myself singing the praises of the humble nasturtium.

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