User:Jinnie Holmes

Hi, Jinnie here. Here is a small village in Ireland where the nearest watering hole is three miles away. Live in a very old cottage with an acre of land. Much of this is covered with nettles but the rest is grass and Blossom, the twenty year old horse, comes visiting to trim around the edges. She is getting very crafty and stands patiently at the back door awaiting a carrot or anything which does not resemble grass.She has to wait in line these days as I have inherited three feral cats who are getting tamer by the day. They also wait at the back door awaiting breakfast, lunch and dinner. I brought Cissie, Florrie and Gloria with me. They are my hens and do not come to the back door. Meal worms are the order of the day for them and they do not recognise food unless it comes in a green packet with a picture of meal worms on the front. There is also Digger Jack, the jack russell, who arrived with me. He loves the freedom of this place and will stay outside all day unless it rains. He then burrows under his blankets and will not surface until the sun comes out. I also have a polytunnel but everything burns if it is allowed to grow alone. I grow everything in a tight row so they can protect one another - rather like the penguins when they are marching!!