Not Boring but.........

Predictable. We have been writing this Blog for over 9 years and are heading towards a 1000 posts so inevitably we are concious that you've heard it all before. That doesn't mean that each day we do not continue to marvel and enjoy the natural world that surrounds us. This winter we have seen red squirrels every other day. I understand that this is their normal winter feeding habit, but we have never witnessed it before. We have not seen so much of the deer but then we have seen more of the hunters. Such is the cycle of life. As usual after a spell of winter rain the valley floor has flooded but (I say it very quietly because we are not out of the woods yet) it has been a very mild winter and it is a delight to see the signs of Spring, bulbs blooming, kestrels calling, buds bursting.....

Enough of this waxing lyrical. All has not been sweetness and light as John had a nasty gastric bug last week and I have had it this week. It is so annoying as it gets in the way of what we really want to do. John continues with his creative projects, writing and illustrating his work and you know what I do!! He is making progress in the bedroom, all be it slowly. however I refrain from showing you more pictures of plumbing pipes.

When we saw Guy off at Limoges airport after Christmas we knew we would not see him for a while but what we did not know was that it would be because he would be in Taiwan. He obtained a 6 month contract to teach English at a secondary school in New Taipei City. He seems to have settled remarkably quickly and thanks to the internet is having an incredibly interesting time - more exciting than his parents. Above all life and teaching is not so stressful for him.

Must go now to do something really exciting, can't let the kid beat us!!