Last night Geoff and daughter Helen came round to help me construct the goose house. It was all very testosterone, what with hammers being hammered and drills being drilled.We had to build it in the cottage garden so we could use the electric drill so provided a somewhat chavi scene especially when Geoff started to swig some beer out of a can.
As we huffed and puffed with the timber 7 year old Helen amused herself with completing all of the uncompleted jobs on the field including filling all o
f the water feeders. She seemed to enjoy herself dragging heavy buckets to and fro.......it was lovely having a small slave for an hour or twoAs it turned out the completed goose house is robust and rather impressive. Thanks to Chris and to my two sisters who bought it for me for my birthday.
The Small "village" of animal houses on the field now number 18.
So it looks as though it is going to be be another hot day (okok Tex not as hot as the Lone star state but hot enough for a lilly livered Welshman), I have a mountain of weeding to do and an even BIGGER mountain of paperwork to catch up with, Chris is a bit low, he is just about to board a plane to Halifax in Canada before flying on to Quebec, he hates being away from home.
After taking the dogs for their morning walk. I returned to the cottage to find a small carrier bag tied to the front doorknob. In it was a tiny beautifully wrapped homemade cake and a brief hand written note. It was from a lady in the village that I chat to occasionally (you know who you are) ; the note made me fill up....it said simply"Just heard that you have lost your Maddie,
Chin up
x"
What a sweet gesture from that lady. I bet you've eaten it all!
ReplyDeleteVery impressive goose hoose...xxx
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning John..or rather good afternoon to you. Beautiful goose house you have, it looks very sturdy. What a nice lady to bring you that cake..we all need 'neighbours' like that. I just saw the picture of you and Maddie on your sidebar...beautiful memorial. I hope you're having a wonderful day and that Chris is having a good time in Quebec. It's nice to be home but Quebec is a beautiful city so hopefully he'll get a chance to look around if he's never been there before. Take care...Maura :)
ReplyDeleteYour village is so kind to you....you are so fortunate.
ReplyDeleteSo Chris is in Halifax briefly? Couldn't land in a better place! Too bad it's foggy and overcast here for the past couple of days.
The Goose House looks great...so manly put together!
Your neighbor's kindness made me tear up too!
ReplyDeleteThe goose house is one sturdy looking structure.
Good... Day! My goodness, that goose house looks good and stout! Good job! Nice that you had help, I didn't think that was a one person job. I can just picture little Helen toting water and being helpful.
ReplyDeleteIt takes a village to raise a child and also to help with a man's grief. Everyone there is so kind! I hope you enjoyed that cake!
XXX
How lovely of that lady to make that gesture. Reminds you of the basic goodness in most of us humans, doesn't it.
ReplyDeleteI bet the geese will love their little house.
How sweet!
ReplyDeleteThe goose house is awesome. Glad you had some help with it and field chores.
Yes, the child slaves. Mine is in charge of feeding the dogs, watering the chickens, checking for eggs. If I make her pick up pinecones(we live in the middle of a pine forest) I have to pay her $5 per part of the yard. Robbery, but I hate doing it, so...
The goose house is wonderful. The geese are going to love it! Honk. Honk. :)
ReplyDeleteThe smallest of gestures are usually the ones that speak the loudest.
Made me tear up too.
xo
All those animals, and you can't have pigs? That seems kinda speciesist, doesn't it? Racist doesn't cut it for this one. Gonna be gone for a few days. Brithday break, ya know.
ReplyDelete~Randy
That goose house looks really solid, just the job. If I lived near you I'd have baked you a cake too ;) hope you're ok
ReplyDeleteHow nice of that lady! And what a lovely goose house!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Neville
Goose house looks good!!
ReplyDeleteYou have some sweet friends :O).
Just read your comment with the sad news about Maddie. We're so, so sorry. Through the horrid illness we have been fortunate in having a vet we trust and who does more than we could ever have expected. The contrast with the Scottish vet who seemed to dislike dogs and their owners couldn't be greater. We heard echoes of this syndrome in one of your earlier posts!
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question. Yes, we will probably get another dog after a suitable gap of say a couple of months. We're both concerned that if we rush too headlong into it we'll be looking for a replacement for Digby. No dog will ever have the same character or family history as the one we lost. When the time has healed the memories we'll look around for a new companion with his, or her, own character. It will be another Polish Lowland as they are simply the greatest clowns.
The house looks good. Job well done. Had to chuckle at your "little slave" comment. In the old days the reason the farmers always had so many children was to help with the myriad of chores on the farm. Nice you had a little lady to help with the watering.;<) Also sweet of your neighbor.
ReplyDelete