Its amaxing1 He’s still alve and a very happy little dog. He can’t even guess what his gifts from Squibby and Stig will be, but he’s
hoping for more Squeaky toys, as the house and grounds are littered with what look like ‘road kill’ old ones, empty of squeaker and fluff!

I have two particularly challenging  males in my household, both of whom seem to be suffering the teenage affliction of never listening or doing what is asked of them. Regarding one, the less said the better.
Regarding the other, I had forgotten what a challenging time it was having an under one year old dog. At [...]

Smiling workers have been engaged in a massive landscaping project, slowly freeing Holly’s home from the scraggle of trees.

A hen in Ottawa’s eastern outskirts has squeezed out an egg as heavy as a baseball.

The egg, which has a mass of 143 grams almost three times the size of a standard medium egg and within the 141-148 g range for a Major League Baseball ball was laid Friday by a red shaver hen on [...]

If you go down to the woods today ….
I was coming to the end of a long run, just north of Pitts Wood last Monday when I thought I may be suffering some form of oxygen starvation – ahead of me stood three middle aged men, stark naked, having a picnic!   I didn’t recognise them [...]

Dear Sir,
I was enjoying an end of summer picnic with a couple of friends last Monday, topping up on the all over tan, when we had something of a shock.  A middle aged man ran the undergrowth through carrying a compass and a map.   Has anyone else spotted this mad man or have other nature [...]

Grilled Turkey
Part of the Grilled Turkey Feast by Jane Rodmell
Ingredients:
12–16 lb turkey (5.5–7 kg)
1 lemon, halved
salt and freshly ground
black pepper
1/2 cup Lemon Rosemary Marinade (125 ml)
Seasonings for breast cavity:
2 lemons, quartered
2 shallots or 1 small
onion, peeled and halved
1 head garlic, papery outside skin removed and tips cut off about
1/4″ (6 mm) from the top
2–3 sprigs fresh [...]