Sad news...

Just got the news from Tata that farmor (my grandmother) died last night. She was going to be 89 at the weekend. As I imagine that everyone feels when this happens is that they wished they had kept in touch more. I'm very pleased we went to see her a few years ago with William so at least he remembers her (although not very well because he was only little) and she got to meet him. I wondered if she got the Christmas card I sent her with some photos? Only possible if someone had taken the post to her in hospital which I suppose they might not have done.

There was another death in the family last night. Snowflake was killed by the fox and she was the last of the white ones to be caught. I wonder if it's more dangerous to be a white chicken? I suspect she decided to either sleep in the coop or on a low branch. We didn't check the coop last night since I've never ever seen them in there, but now I wish I had. This was the scene this morning, with white feathers everywhere and the three remaining hens looking very terrified! If it continues like this I'm going to have to change the name of my blog!



So now all the sad news is over, time for some good news! We have found a house that we really like! It's completely different from what we are used to but it is strangly appealing! It's a cottage which oldest parts date back to late 16-hundreds and it's lovely and cosy with tremendous views. We are going back there tomorrow for a second viewing. We had a very hectic time at the weekend and managed to view 8 houses but it is interesting to see how much the heart means compared to the head and the heart says cottage! So that is what it's probably going to be!