Going Gently

Bleeding Hell

For f*cks sake
Someone follow me
I want to reach my 600 status
!

Count Arthur Strong

Twelve of the refugees just would not go into their allotted houses tonight

It was almost dark before I could corner some of them

( hens cannot see well in bad light)

And my frustrations were high as the rain started to fall

I had just about enough by 9 pm

And bellowed out a lusty

" for fucks sake you are all getting on my tits

GO IN!"

My neighbour who was putting out the bins

Chuckled to himself

" language Timothy!" He trilled out

I watched the new sit com Count Arthur Strong tonight and laughed like a drain

I love it

And have a strange crush on the classical actor Rory Kinnear

Who plays straight man Michael
The expression and the turban had me in fits

It's Official....I Am No Longer Popular

The Ukrainian Village this morning

The " refugees" came face to face with the field hens early this morning. Apart from the occasional chicken version of " come on girls slap the bitch!" type altercation....things have been pretty quiet so far....I think the refugees are all a bit gobsmacked..... Their former run was a bare patch of earth in the centre of a large wooded area......... Grass on tap is a new experience for them

Anyway.....changing the subject
It's official
I am no longer popular
I listened to classic fm yesterday, and for some reason the presenter outlined that " John" as a name has now been kicked into touch outside the 100 of most popular of boy's names.
( According to mumsnet.com that is)!
I am therefore now, officially a dinosaur
John like Susan, Angela, Nigel and Janet is a relic of the 1960s
This surprises me
as I always thought that John was a timeless title......after all John Cusack is a very sexy man and
He's bleeding 47 for Christsake

When I am a pensioner, I suspect " John" will have gone the way of Albert, Fred and. Ethel ....names that the young bottom wiping health care givers think of as " cute" and on reflection , that really doesn't bother me....after all... It could be worse
A great deal worse.......
I could have been called Jayden

Now, Now Girls!

The Ukrainian Village is now filled to capacity. I collected the refugee hens last night and one by one, I checked each hen over , treated each one with the anti parasitic panomec solution and then divided the group into four hen houses. The refugees will be locked inside their new quarters today and will be let out tomorrow. 32 new hens!
There will be a brawl like one of those great Western Movie Saloon fights tomorrow.
You will hear the aggressive clucking from space....hens can act like groups of bitchy drag queens when they meet up for the first time.

Spirit That Won The War

I didn't get back home until 9am. I spent the night working on the wards and much of my shift I found myself looking after a patient with serious mental health issues , so getting back to the fresh cool air of the field was a fantastic way of blowing the cobwebs away.
I was just filling the goose puddling pool with water, when I spied a chap standing at the gate.
I recognised him , for he was a fellow poultry keeper from the next village, a chap who I had donated one of my very first cockerels to some six years ago.
Something was obviously wrong. He looked tearful and upset and after a brief hello he asked me simply if I could take some of his hens off his hands today.
I didn't ask him why he needed to " get rid" so quickly. His tears said enough.....I just asked him how many he needed to relocate.
" 24 hens, 2 young cockerels and a few chicks." He said hopefully
He added that Eirlys ( my friend from the other side of the village) had just agreed to take a load from him at short notice as had several other poultry keepers in the local area but he now had 28 stragglers left
so what could I say?
He was obviously in dire straits .....
Like me,this guy loves his birds
"When do you need me to collect them?"I asked him gently
" around 8pm?" He said sadly
" 8 pm it is" I said
" how many can you look after?" He asked
" I can take them all"I told him

Supplementary Video

Post Show Thoughts

I have posted a few photos of the " show" exhibits before we opened the doors to the public. They sort of give a taste of how old fashioned the event is. Chris took some videos which I will process when I have time and my friend Nigel and new committee member Hannah have taken some "professional" snaps of the day which includes some character shots of the competitors, the vicar's opening speech and the prize giving.
I think we did Sylvia proud, all told. One of her daughters turned up just before we opened the doors and spent an emotional few minutes walking around the exhibits, soaking up memories of Flower Shows Past . It was a quiet, moving moment to watch.
Mr Butler our lead vegetable judge, shed a few tears too. Although a national Exhibit Judge of some standing, he has been involved in our little show for many years now and forged close links with Sylvia during her time as secretary.
" I'll be back next Year" he assured us all tearfully as he left " I promised Sylvia I would"
Another constant in the tradition.

We went to my celebrate my brother in laws birthday last night, and. was asked what my favourite part of the day was. I could have said many things.....the camaraderie of the show committee, the fun and humour of the silly " novelty veg" entrants, Auntie Glad beaming at the success of her raffle, meeting fellow blogger Jeneane and her daughter who turned up out of the blue, Sandra Cameron getting all emotional over her prize winning beet roots....Terry Malthoff's quiche victory.....the list could have gone on and on
But I think what moved me the most, was the reaction and happiness shown by local character Pippa, who entered several classes at the last minute. she won one of the larger trophies of the show, and the win , which was totally unexpected, tickled her pink......I think that made me feel that the whole slog was worthwhile.
Anyhow..apologies for not replying to comments...I will be busy today and am working a night shift later on....I will be buggered tomorrow

The Trelawnyd Flower Show 2013

I have posted just a few photos of the day...it's been tiring but very successful with slightly more entries than we had last last year. I will describe the whole event when I have more time, suffice to say that I need to give a big thank you to all that entered, the judges, the people that came to support the afternoon , the helpers and the Trelawnyd Flower Show committee
So to Dawn,Heulwen, Gladys, Terry ( you bastard....I can't believe you got first in the quiche), Anne, Derek, John F, Julie, Hannah and Carol......and everyone else ... Thank you