Monthly Archives: November 2012

Mango Trees and Monkees

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

It is always with mixed feelings that I return to my hometown in the sub-tropics. Queensland is a vast and varied State. The length of its coastline is nearly 7000 km and it is a place of great contrasts. From … Continue reading →

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New Chicken House Update

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Chickens all around the world will be green with envy when they spot this blue and yellow chicken house on stumps. Thanks to our fantastic neighbours, family and friends, the roof finally went on with much shoving and pushing. Despite … Continue reading →

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A Funny Place To Lay An Egg

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

I thought I was seeing things this morning. We were sure we had locked up all the chickens yesterday afternoon. We do have a renegade brown hen, she is always late and always the last to go in. So why … Continue reading →

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The Lilac Tree

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

In deepest darkest winter I often look out of our back windows and try to remember the lilac tree in spring. Now that it is in full bloom, it is most certainly a place of great serenity. A garden, even … Continue reading →

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The New Chicken House

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

As we continue to feel sorry for our Pecker, the Plymouth Rock rooster, we have plunged ourselves into working on the new chicken house. For many years we admired our neighbour’s little cubby which was built for their young daughters’ … Continue reading →

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A Sad Day

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

First thing this morning we checked on Pecker, picked him up and took him into the garden; sat with him and gave him his medication. His comb was still a little blue. There was a little shiver. We returned him … Continue reading →

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A Very Sick Rooster

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

A Very Sick Rooster.

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