Please say hello to Poppy, our new Puppy! A black (with white toes n chest) Great Dane or Great Lanradane, who came to us last Sunday. Take a look at Dobbys Dog's for more info on her :)
http://dobbysdogs.blogspot.co.uk/
Saturday, June 02, 2012
New Furbaby - Welcome Poppy!
Please say hello to Poppy, our new Puppy! A black (with white toes n chest) Great Dane or Great Lanradane, who came to us last Sunday. Take a look at Dobbys Dog's for more info on her :)
http://dobbysdogs.blogspot.co.uk/
Monday, April 30, 2012
RIP Bella
A more loving friend it would be impossible to find, loyal, full of fun and love, always ready for a cuddle and always ready to defend us from anything, including the postie!
She tool ill last week, mot being able to keep anything down, after a visit to the vet on Friday we were hopeful of her recovering, but she didnt get any better this weekend, so she went happily into the vets today for exploratory surgery to see if there was a blockage in her tummy (which is what we thought it was), only for the vet to find 2 large tumours on her spleen, which were inoperable, there was nothing to be done and she would have deteriorated quickly and been in pain, so she stayed asleep.
She will always be remembered with love, and is now free of pain and hurt to play with her soul sisters, Willow and Lady, whom we will all be reunited with in the Summerlands.
http://dobbysdogs.blogspot.co.uk/ - A new Blog where we can post piccies of our Dogs, past present and future!
Monday, April 16, 2012
A messy allotment - Video
A video wander around our 2 allotments, allowing you to see the layout, explaining a bit about how it all came together and showing where the apiaries and pond are and highlighting todays work.
Hope you enjoy!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
First video - the seedlings at home
Just a quick video from my new phone, showing the seedlings covering every south facing windowsill in the house! Hope you enjoy it :)
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Nope, I've not disappeared...........
Greetings one and all, as the title suggests, we are still around, the pumpkin patch is still viable, however after the year from hell, its taken some time for me to be able to start to move forwards!
The past year I've.............
been under enormous pressure at work,
been put in a difficult position by the actions of others,
had to work 2 back to back 80 hour weeks,
made some mistakes and faced them,
and ultimately lost my job of 23 years in November 2011, having been put in an untenable position I resigned rather than be pushed any further, I was near exhaustion, pretty much burned out and came away with major feelings of anger, sorrow, regret, low self esteem and more besides!
Because of the stress and problems our attention to the plot hasnt been what we would like, we still harvested about £500 organic fruit n veg last year, but the plot got away from us a bit, we kept up with the bees, and still have 8 hives between the 4 of us.
Since November I have applied for 500+ jobs, had 40+ first stage interviews, 10+ 2nd stage interviews, been shortlisted 20 times, been offered 3 jobs that weren't doable financially, yet ultimately not been successful in finding a new job, until this week, when I got offered my first financially doable job!
Rest assurred, as things return to normal so will the allotments and the more regular posting!
The past year I've.............
been under enormous pressure at work,
been put in a difficult position by the actions of others,
had to work 2 back to back 80 hour weeks,
made some mistakes and faced them,
and ultimately lost my job of 23 years in November 2011, having been put in an untenable position I resigned rather than be pushed any further, I was near exhaustion, pretty much burned out and came away with major feelings of anger, sorrow, regret, low self esteem and more besides!
Because of the stress and problems our attention to the plot hasnt been what we would like, we still harvested about £500 organic fruit n veg last year, but the plot got away from us a bit, we kept up with the bees, and still have 8 hives between the 4 of us.
Since November I have applied for 500+ jobs, had 40+ first stage interviews, 10+ 2nd stage interviews, been shortlisted 20 times, been offered 3 jobs that weren't doable financially, yet ultimately not been successful in finding a new job, until this week, when I got offered my first financially doable job!
Rest assurred, as things return to normal so will the allotments and the more regular posting!
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