chickens, children and hair

Archie and merlin are doing really well at the moment

we took them for a long walk in the cart last night and the night before, archie seems unfazed by the cart, in fact I sat in it for a while and though YES a moment, a lush moment walking out, quiet roads jsut the sound of the hooves and the cart.

 

things a bit frantic at home, there is so much to do my life is run by lists and trying to not to get stressed.

Molly is behaving like a teenager (which she is) and I realised the other day that she is not completely looking forward to the trip. I tried to give her loads of reasons why it will be brilliant out of school for a month, but she wasn't convinced."why cant we just be a normal family and go to the seaside for two weeks.

I suggested that she invite her friends for a few days I was rewarded with a curled lip

they wont want to come walking with donkeys , invite them over for a BBQ before you go, again the curled lip

maybe the cool activity that we are doing is not so cool to a 14 year old

I also remember asking my mum if she could just be a bit more normal and stay at home and make cakes.

I took her clothes shopping and she half forgave me, I think it was when I pointed out that she had hardly said anything nice to me for days and she retorted that it wasn't really worth talking to me at all because all I could seem to talk about was donkeys

felt a bit guilt at that point which was why I ended up buying clothes that were not the practical clothes that \i had threatened for the trip

but Ill look really nice in this black lace gypsy style dress mum amazing what guilt can do

then she put it on , jealousy, why aren't my arms like that anymore and suspect that they weren't even like that when I was 14

so she is now talking to me again, and will look great on the trip

 

our chicken population is decling daily, mainly due to the fact that piers and I keep forgetting to lock them up at night

lost our olded one last night and our duck seems to have gone

there are three scared looking bantams outside looking at me with reproachful beady eyes

yes ok I will try to remember to lock you up ti=onight

must confess that had fleeting thought that if they all get eaten thenwe dont have to take them

almost a shame at times that a fox cant get the dog

although i sort of love him he keeps trying to round up the donkeys and however well I shut him in the house he always escapes and finds us, even if it means crossing a amain road and hiding until we have walekd so far that I cant send him back

if I tie him up he howls, someone helpfully pointed out that it was separation anxiety

I dont want him to love me that much

 

had yet another new haircut today

piers will probably not notice which is good as we certainly cant afford it

had gentle highlights put in

what am I going to wear for the trip?

feel like I want to look ok but suspect that I wont

 

we are doing a trial run this weekend

dog, cart, donkeys, children, camping, fire, husband, tent,

fingers crossed