Last week, we lost our dear Dotty – the last remaining hen from our very first flock of ex-bats.We rehomed her via the marvellous people at The British Hen Welfare Trust in February 2011 and brought her home to our … Continue reading →
Watching our hen, Dotty, sunbathing this weekend, it suddenly occurred to me that she has now been with us longer than the time she spent as a battery hen in a factory. Dotty was about 18 months old when we … Continue reading →
We were shocked and saddened yesterday by the death of our beautiful ex-bat hen, Minnie. It was so sudden and unexpected. We’d been out for the day and came back to find her dead on the lawn with no sign … Continue reading →
The first of April was a very special day. Not only did it mark publication of the final book in my Austen Addicts Trilogy in the US – Mr Darcy Forever – but we had some new additions to the … Continue reading →
Very sad news this week – one of our dear ex-battery hens, Dolly Clare, died. She’d been ill for two weeks and, although we thought she was going to pull through at one stage, she went downhill rapidly. When we … Continue reading →
I can’t believe how quickly the summer is passing and I can’t believe how bad the weather has been! Still, there’s been a lot of fun like the brilliant day I met up with writer friend, Deborah Wright, last week. … Continue reading →