chicken run!

Number 12 has been somewhat bedevilled by vagabond birds in the last week or so!
Firstly Fr came over to use the computer and discovered she was not alone in the library ~ a robin had somehow managed to find his way in and was fluttering about over the top shelf ~ the one which has all my files on it. It took some time to persuade him he would be bettter off outside but eventually he left . . .
And today as I was up a ladder painting the very top of my shed I looked down and saw that number 11's three chickens had escaped into my garden and were hovering around in a very shady fashion. It was a bit of a blow to find that the neighbours were off out somewhere ~ didn't want to have to catch them myself! But La knew where they were, quick phone call and Ri came back to rescue them and take them back home. Shame really as I rather liked the idea of chickens wombling about in my patch. Now if it weren't for the foxes who live in number 13's garden . . . . .

An easy post . . .

I found this on another blog ~ and since it was an easy option . . .

The things I've done are in red.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (not land, but Disneyworld)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke shameful . . . but true!
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business ~ how could I have forgotten the R.I.P. ?? (my 'insurance scheme' in third year at secondary school ~ oh dear!)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Guide Cookies (actually Campfire Girl candy)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a cheque
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem*
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

I think I may be supposed to tag people but always feel embarrassed to ask! If you read this and would like to do your own list, please let me know and I can look at your blog!

it's been a good week for . . .

babies!
I spent three days with fr, lpip and dpip ~ which was lovely. I thought I would be 'of use' but, honestly, fr is doing so well that basically I was redundant!! (although made welcome!). Still, I had a very nice time and had lots of cuddles with Dpip, lots of laughs (and cuddles) with Lpip and lots of cups of coffee.
Then yesterday I managed to get over and see RP as well who is just as beautiful as Dpip! It was lovely to see Ca looking so well. RP slept on my lap for a good long time while Da and I toasted him with a very welcome glass of vino (poor Ca had to miss out sadly!)
photos!
I have been promising myself for ages that I would get all my photos in order ~ boring but hopefully ultimately satisfying! ~ and spent quite a lot of time doing just that yesterday. I am amazed at the sheer quantity of photos we have managed to amass over time but have now sorted most of them at least into 'year order', set aside loads of duplicates to give to other people and even binned a load of stuff like fireworks (!), bonfires (!!), sunsets (!!!) and waves (!!!!). I mean, honestly !!! Seen one seen 'em all!!
ageds!
I must say I am really enjoying having O&G living closer. Took them to Mass today and then back to their's for lunch. We had to come over here to collect a saw and chuck key for G and then at G's request went to look at the site of the allotments which he and my Grandfather used to have back in the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s. And the 20s too probably in my grandfather's case. It was encouraging to see the numbers of plots still being used. Although I don't like gardening myself I am always pleased to see a well tended plot of earth and there were certainly plenty of them to be seen. G and I went for quite a good walk arbout and right in the very far corner was a man keeping bees ~ he had three hives altogether. I don't know exactly what he was doing but I was very pleased to see it! ~ beekeeping always seems such a nice traditional country pursuit!
videos!
I'm always videoing stuff which I then forget to label (duh!). Last evening I decided to watch one of these poor labelless articles which had been knocking around in the cupboard for ages. Imagine my surprise and delight to find it was 'The Importance of Being Earnest' with Judi Dench, Rupert Everett and Colin Firth! Hoorah! I have seen it before but to my mind it's one of those plays one should watch at least once every couple of years!

what are the chances . . . .

. . . of having two great-grandsons born on the same day? and just 3 hours 36 minutes apart? gosh! I wish I were a statistician!

O&G managed to see both RP and Dpip this week-end ~ and were delighted with both of them.
We all had a lovely, but very busy, visitor-full, week-end. It was GREAT!!