Do you remember the blog I ecstatically wrote about having my own chickens? Well, there was a twist to that story and a weird but happy ending. Marjolein style, as it were ;) Time to tell the rest of the story! I was thrilled with my new chickens, but they were less excited about me…They […]
April? You could have fooled me
April was not exactly a pleasant spring month now, was it? It has been pretty chilly now and then, the nights especially were literally freezing! Thankfully my newly sprouted seeds in the garden survived, even though I neglected to cover them up during the colder nights. I have only had to fire up the woodstove […]
Saying goodbye to Jack
I’ve lost my buddy. My God, this hurts so much, I miss him so much. Yesterday I had to put my dear cat Jack to sleep, he was almost 18 years old. He weighed only 2.2 kg, was in pain and couldn’t hold his stool anymore. I was granted 17.5 years with Jack, during which […]
Letting go and moving on
It has been quite a week. A week of goodbyes and letting go. On Monday I had to put down my beloved cat Tommetje, after one last weekend of giving him all the love that I have in me. It was horribly sad and hard, but it is better like this. I know in my […]