Bird Blog

What's good for the goose...

Published on 02/10/10 02:38PM by Maxine Cotton
I miss Begbie - if its at all possible to miss a goose who’s only aim in life was to cause as much pain as possible to whoever dared to get too close. I miss trying to dodge his beak as I put some grain in his bucket, I miss him running at me, wings flapping, hissing with fury and I miss having to rescue at least one of the children on a daily basis as they tried to collect the Hens eggs. I’m no longer aware as soon as anyone arrives on the farm, whether it on foot or by car, as...

Twice as Mice

Published on 12/03/09 04:18PM by Maxine Cotton
You’d think I’d be used to mice by now. Living on a farm where there are feed bins and and lots of warm places to bed down,they are ever present. Yes I know they are vermin but I was always rooting for Jerry and not Tom, and as long as they don’t bother me, I generally leave them alone. I have forgiven them for eating my cashmere cardigan which I had lovingly stored in tissue paper along with other clothes I was too fat to squeeze into during pregnancy. I even let them off...

Death of a multi-tasker

Published on 11/02/09 05:30PM by Maxine Cotton
Can someone please tell me where I’m going wrong? I mean, isn’t modern technology supposed to make one’s life easier? Easier, quicker, more efficient , thus freeing up valuable time? Why is it then, that several hours of my day are now disappearing as I answer questions on my Facebook page, update our new Facebook Six Brothers fan site, have 3-way Skype conversations with colleagues and post my twitter updates? Very soon I shan’t be able to think in anymore than 140...