Getting broody (this could end in divorce...)

It is exciting broody times at Little Winnick this week.  Lady and Bird, the two very tame and adorable chickens who guard reception have been broody for a while.    Lady is the broody one -we got her some eggs, but she stopped sitting when we put them under her so I have had an incubator in our back bedroom - in the meantime she went back to sitting on her eggs.  To cut a long and some what miraculous story short this week three chicks hatched!  So Tuesday night I returned home from work with a box of chickens under one arm and a Mcdonald's under the other!!  Richard's reaction was not good.

So on Wednesday we undertook an 'adoption process'.  Lady is very young and I was not sure how she would react.  But after consulting our friend Google, we converted our shed into a little pen, and then when both Lady and Bird were asleep we took her eggs and replaced them with chicks.  Now, a few days in, so far so good and the adoption seems to be going okay.  We will give them a week or so then they will return to Little Winnick.  Best not talk to Richard about the chickens though.  He does not want chickens in the garden and was less than impressed when the very tame Bird came into our kitchen last night when we were having a BBQ.  They are just so tame!!  I should say our new chicks have be named Annie, Clarabel and Thomas.  We have no idea what sex they are but I will let you work out who we allowed to name them! (Thomas mad Jessica)

We have had a lovely week both weather wise and adventure wise.  Last Saturday we were lucky enough to enjoy an evening meal at Salamander in Mevagissey (a rear treat with two young children).  What a treat - the locally inspired menu is a delight and the service was brilliant.  We then wandered to the front to watch the finale of the Mevagissey Feast Week - a huge fireworks display over the harbour.  What a treat.  If you are thinking of when to stay next year then you must try and be here for the end of Feast Week - it is spectacular.

On Wednesday we popped into Griggs.  From the outside this is a agricultural store, however their selection of Joules, White Stuff, Frugi and various other clothing at a cheaper than normal price is well worth a visit along with the restaurant which does brilliant food.  We enjoyed breakfast there, we were there to buy chick food so I had to butter Richard up a little!  It was one of the nicest breakfasts we have had a while, and very reasonable too.

What's on this week:
Today - Truro Carnival
13th July - Stithians agricultural Show
17th -18th July - Lafrowda Festival - Penzance
18th July - Camborne Show
18th July (and every Saturday morning) - Lanhydrock Park Run
19th July - 12th Annual Motorbike Show - Lemon Quay Truro.