They are growing fast!!!

We have now finished our tour of duty with the donkeys and Nipper. They have been great and Papyrus, the biggest donkey, appears to be finally over his fear of strangers. We did not even bother with the headcollar after the first two days. I did however have my hands turn purple with the purple spray that we needed to put on Spook!!

Peter is absolutely loving his new haircut for those of you worried about him. He has been much cooler and keeps asking for another haircut. We told him that it was best to wait until his hair had grown again!! He was not impressed!!

The puppies are doing really well. They have just about doubled their birth weights now. The largest two are about a kilo each. It is getting easier to identify them, the nail varnish theory is now working, you just have to repaint their toenails every other day!!

Andrew came up with a very interesting question for Kirsty this morning. He wanted to know whether if we put the chicks and some peas in a pot would it make chickpea soup??? Answers on a postcard please?

We had surprise visits on Monday as it was a bank holiday here. Mme Crozats grandson (the lady who owned the house before us) came to say hello again. He told us about the pigs that his grandfather used to keep in the field, the bread oven that his grandfather built as well. He also told us that there had been a german soldier buried under the large tree in the front garden, but he was not there now!!!! He will be at the housewarming so I am sure we will have plenty more questions for him.

M Armand also came to visit. He invited me to join the local club that happens every fifteen days in the local hall. They play cards and dominos from what I can tell and do not have many young members. I thought it was a very kind thought but explained that it would be a very fun time with Peter. Maybe next year when he is at school. We will see what happens.

We are still preparing hard for the housewarming weekend. I have emptied at least a dozen more boxes and we may have enough rooms and beds by then too!!! Andrew is working really hard despite several setbacks including the fact that the shower does not go together. Another trip to Bricomarche is looming!!!!

Love to all and see most of you very soon. xxx