Mum is definitely getting carried away with the Christmas lights. So far we have put up 2,500 fairy lights. Of course, they are all LEDs so don\u2019t use much electricity and almost all of them run from batteries. Yesterday we worked our way around the orchard putting up ten strings of 100 lights in different trees. There would be ten more lots to go up, but sadly one of them has stopped working. I think Mum wants to put some in the front garden, but I won\u2019t be allowed to help with those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least she has remembered to tell Dad not to do any pruning of the apple trees until the lights come down again. If she\u2019d forgotten, then things could have gone very wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aristotle is particularly excited about the arrival of the cherry bushes he ordered. He says he thinks I\u2019ll like the fruit from those as long as we get to them before either the birds or Mum. He needs Mum to help him prepare the ground where they are going in. One thing Mum has said is that they can\u2019t go too near the fence line in case the sheep start to nibble them. It\u2019s bad enough having to contend with the birds, let alone the sheep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, about the sheep. I\u2019m really a little concerned. If I\u2019m not very much mistaken, there is a ram in the field along with the usual girls. I hope they\u2019re all going to be all right left in together. Looking at him, I don\u2019t fancy going in to help if the girls need me. I could send Shadow. She would still be prepared to respond, but only as she wouldn\u2019t have a clue what was going on around her, so that would probably be a bit mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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