On our bed today I have found.. A pair of Robs work boots, my gardening shoes, a trowel, a dustpan, 2 teddy bears, 1 dog dish, a T shirt, a leather pouch, an empty ice cream bucket and one slipper!
Angel, our foster Greyhound is a pack rat.

We got our foster greyhound today.
She is 9 months old, light tan with a dark muzzle. She is a very gentle girl.
We were told she is a chewer but so far all she has done is collect 'Stuff' from just about every room in the house and placed it all on the couch.
Would you believe her name is Angel, the same as the Rotti we are looking after. What are the chances of that happening!

We will have her for 10 days then she goes to another foster home until her 'Forever Home' happens. She will make a wonderful addition to someones home.
My friend Sharon came to see her this evening. She would be a perfect forever mum for Angel but she already has two small dogs and doesn't think she could handle a third. Pity.

I would love to post pictures but the cord for my camera had a short in it and I can't get the pictures from the camera on to the computer.

Well, It has been a while since I was on here.
Lots has happened since my last blog. I will give the condensed version only because I am tired and don't have the umph to tell the long version!

It was our annual exhibition fair last week and I put 4 of my goats in it.
I needed to have them at the fair ground Thursday evening ready for Friday morning. Also, I had a stall to set up with my spinning wheel, fibre and spun yarn from the angoras.
I was looking forward to 3 relaxing days spinning and visiting with like minded people.

At 4 45 Thursday morning we got a call from our granddaughter telling us her water had broken she was in labor and ready to go to the hospital.
I got her to the hospital by 5 30 and was present when my great granddaughter was born at 9 50 a.m. What a privilege that was for me!
I stayed at the hospital until about lunch time then flew home to do a couple of hours work at our neighbours.
She has outside aviaries but due to ill health can't maintain them so I have offered to go down once a week to clean, feed and water the birds.
Rob helped me get the goats to the fair that evening, I was a bit tired after the days excitement so decided to wait until the morning of the fair to set my spinning wheel and fibre display up.
That was bit of a mistake as I got there late and had problems getting into the grounds.
Apparently exhibitors had to be there before 8 00. ( I had not been told that.)
I managed to get in after creating a bit of noise about having equipment to set up and hungry goats to feed.
I had just got to the barn when my granddaughter phoned asking if I would pick her up from the hospital. She was going home.
Of course I dropped everything and headed to the hospital. By the time we finally left the hospital got home and settled there wasn't much time left for the fair!
The next day was just as crazy. I did get my stall set up and met some wonderful people. Although I didn't spend as much time at the fair as I had planned on spending there, I am hooked and will be going to more fairs for sure.

Rob and I had a 4 day holiday planned starting the day after the fair. We got home today and have a baby shower for baby Nicole tomorrow.
Sunday we pick up a short term foster Greyhound.

My life is usually calm and uneventful. The last week and a half is enough excitement to last me through to next year.

Our Black Japanese Bantam, Mary Ann, hatched 6 of the 9 eggs that she was setting on.
They hatched on Sunday. Not easy to get any pictures yet as when I go out to see them she calls them under her wing.

I have 6 Isa Brown chicks in the brooder that is still in the house. They should be out in the nursery pen by now but Rob has been too busy to mink proof it for me. Even though we have killed two mink and probably will not see any for a while, I will not take a chance with putting anything out there until it is ready.
The rabbit, (Ray Charles) that was injured by the mink is in a hutch with 'Titch' and a new to us black hen of unknown origin. We got her from friends of ours who didn't want her. She looks to be a banty cross.
I tried putting the Isa Brown chicks in with the Japanese hen but she is very protective of her babies and became quite stressed and aggressive with the other chicks so I have put them in the hutch with Titch, Ray Charles, and the black hen (who has no name yet) All is well so far. Hopefully I will be able to keep them there until the nursery is ready.

The mink came back and killed one of our Khaki Campbell ducks. It was to be its last meal.
Using the body of the duck as bate, I reset the trap in a new location and caught the horrid little thing.
I had no qualms when it came to shooting it.
I reset the trap and within an hour we had another mink in there. It also got shot.
We probably will not see any more for a while but I will keep the trap set just in case..
The picture shows Ben checking out the body of one of them out.

I have 6 dogs here at the moment. 3 belong to us and the other 3 are, Angel, Missy and Little Dog. Angel is the Rotti that we are looking after, Missy is my friend Sharon's dog, Little Dog belongs to our son.
Sharon and her hubby are away for about 10 days. They are back some time next week. Our son left today and will return on Tuesday.
Angel and Little play together very well. It is great for me because once they are spent of their energy they collapse and sleep for hours, Which means I don't have them under foot all the time!
Picture is of Missy being checked out by Angel, whose head is almost as big as Missy!
I haven't taken any pictures of Little. I should because he is a very pretty Little Dog.

My heart go's out to farmers in England right now. Foot and Mouth has been found in 60 cattle on a farm in Surrey. If it can't be contained it could possibly destroy the lively hood of many farmers. It must be nerve racking right now to be a farmer in the vicinity of the affected farm.