As planned, this morning we visited the Guinea-Pig Rescue Centre (‘t Kuufke) and made acquaintance with Suusje and Deva. Suusje is a “well built” guinea with a very laid back and relaxed nature. Deva, on the other hand, is small and active – typically with the cheeky character of a rosetted guinea. Deva and Oliver [...]
Feb 092010
Feb 072010
My oldest guinea-pig sadly died this afternoon. She really was my oldest guinea-pig at over 8 years old; it was just time to die. A sad moment but also a happy one; Lexie was one of my original rescue-guineas and not really expected to live a very long life. As it was, she outlived them [...]
Jan 252010
As usual, Monday is cleaning day and shortly after we got home from the eventful trip to the horses, the dust, hoover and sweep begun. Surprising actually how quickly it all gets done – at ¼ to 12, I put the bread rolls in the oven and shortly after midday we were eating lunch. This [...]
Jan 182010
As a precursor to the weekend, Friday was always the day the house was cleaned – it was also the first day of Hetty’s weekend (Friday to Monday). Since her move to Focaal last November, the weekend has been shifted up one day and is now Saturday to Tuesday. The idea of doing the cleaning [...]
Jan 062010
Quite a pleasant afternoon – it is -3˚ but there is practically no wind, the sun is shining and it is ideal weather for a walk around the woods with the setters. Even the guineas haven’t suffered being frozen stiff while I cleaned their cage out – Oliver went off for an explore on his [...]
