The Owl Family Diary

Well, had to spend a morning working today, love my work but not so much when the sun is shining! But finished at 1 so rushed home to spend the rest of the day playing in the garden.

Had a rummage through the shed and found swingball, so Dan (4) helped me set it up and we had a game (his first!) He spent more time ducking the ball than hitting it, but at least we both had a laugh!

James (15) has spent the day doing his geography coursework for GCSE. When he finished that he came for a game of swingball. Then we both got the giggles and couldn't hit the ball for laughing!

Dan helped me to plant some radish seeds and we checked everything else that we have growing so far - 3 lots of potatoes in bags; lettuce; tomatoes; peppers and curled parsley. Just waiting for some cucumbers to start sprouting as well.

The old chicken run area has now been cleared and the chooks are on their new run area. They seem to like it there - it's in the shade under a cherry tree, on bark chips that merge with the adjacent flower border. At one point I caught them all lying down under a shady hebe having a siesta! I need to get on with converting the old run area into my new veggie garden now. 

The girls enjoying their new run area, and the new run complete with bargain log roll.

Now it's CSI time and off to bed!

So this is my first attempt at anything like this. It's easy to think of things to write until you actually have to type it in! So, a bit about us. The Owl family consists of Mum (me) and Dad, three sons, one dog and four chickens. This will be our diary, probably very boring, but hey, as long as it's fun to write, who cares?

So, where are we up to?
Great weekend. Done loads of gardening; cooked a roast for Sunday lunch so Daddy Owl very happy - got my own back by making him dig later though . Chickens now have a new bark chipped run in the garden. I am delighted as I got the log roll for a bargain price from the local garden centre - £1 per metre. And where the chickens used to be will hopefully become my new veggie patch. Home grown veg here we come! But now I ache all over and need to go to bed - work tomorrow.