Last week just whizzed by. I tried to catch it and stall its rushing, but my efforts were in vain. It was a busy week and, at the same time, a very quiet week.
Let me first introduce you to Crocky and his harem. Crocky is our highly temperamental feather duster…. sorry… silkie rooster. We have a sign on the fence warning kids (especially the grown kind who have offspring) that he can be mean and has drawn blood on a few occasions. To date, we have no data on his attacks and can’t decide what makes him go for the jugular on some days, but not others.
His harem is delightful though. We have Rhode Island hens and Barnevelders. The one Barnevelder is currently broody and warming a nest of prospective feather-bundles. We have speculated at length what they’d end up looking like. A mix of Rhode Island or Barnevelder and a white silkie rooster who carries his brain on his beak? They’ll be interesting if nothing else!
Meet my glove’s nemesis…. mustard seed. The mustard is used here primarily as a green manure. We let it grow, then chop it straight into the soil where it was planted. Picking the seed was bad enough. It’s sticky and pulls at your hair (really tall plant). Then getting the seed off the stalks. Can you see the prickles? They’re little splinters that are out to get you. The mustard shredded a few pairs of gloves already. I’m no fan of the plant, but I guess it’s good.
Some wanted to know where I live. I have to be discreet here. We’re guests, after all. The driveway leads right up to the main house. The second-storey bay window is our day room. We look down on the driveway. If you have a moment, do find the first episode of “The Tudors” on Youtube. At the start of the episode, the horse comes galloping up that very same driveway! Yes, it was filmed here. “Camelot” was another that was filmed here. In fact, the list of films and TV shows that were filmed on this estate is pretty long.
Another view… in this case, the first floor (second, to Americans) bay window is our apartment.
Last night, we had our staff party at the Beach pub in Greystones. Ah, it was lovely! As per all drinking occasions, best friends were made and life-long bonds were forged (whether they’ll be remembered in cold daylight is another matter entirely *grins*). We drank, we sang, we danced, we yelled over the band and missed most of what was said (at least, I did). In short, we had loads of fun.
I love my job. I love where I live (not just the house… the place… the town… the region). I love the people. I love my life. It is good :)
Holy Moses, classy digs doesn't begin to describe it! Maybe I'll be a Woofer when I grow up! Though quite frankly I would prefer a small cottage away from the big house. This would totally intimidate me. And by the way, do you know how to get Blogger to alert me by email when my friends post? It has that option for comments but where is it for posts?
ReplyDeleteClassy digs indeed, Ien! It's not my usual choice of lodgings. I'm more a cottage person myself, but we're enjoying it while it lasts. We'll be in different lodgings by the end of November. Talking about intimidating... it's funny, but we whisper when we leave our rooms to go into the rest of the house :)
ReplyDeleteI have no idea how to get alerts beyond using the RSS feed. I've tried subscribing to comments and have yet to be alerted to a comment. Blogger frustrates me.