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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
As if a global recession were not sufficient cause for anxiety, I’m now faced with another pressing challenge – that of knitting a jumper for our two hens, Peppa and Minty.
You see, eight-year-old Louis spotted a photo of ex-battery hens sporting hand-knitted jumpers this week in The Times. He immediately ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Jubilant sighs of relief all round this week with the realisation that we have not, after all, invested in dud hens. Yes, Pepper and Minty have finally come up with the goods. We were promised eggs after three weeks of welcoming our
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
As October approaches, it's time for me to take stock of 2008's home farming efforts. Without wishing to be too harsh on myself, it's fair to say that they were pretty unedifying. Not for want of enthusiasm or commitment, you understand.
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
It's our first week as the proud owners of two beautiful hens - Pepper, a feisty Miss Pepperpot breed, and Minty, an amiable Ginger Nut Ranger. Having recovered from the first's day's trauma of having to clip their wings and then, as night fell, trying for over an hour to coax them into their new sleeping accommodation with the ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Jubilation! A clumsy builder has knocked over my composter en route to the garden, cracking it open and revealing...compost! Well, not exactly the crumbly, soil-like substance I'd been hoping for,
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