9 10 A Big Fat Hen

One of Dave and Frances's hens. I am sure it will have a name but what that is I don't know.

Yesterday I raked leaves for a few hours, my first bit of gardening this year. When/if it all dries out a bit I am going to put my lawn mower on it's highest cut and test out if that will pick up the remainder of the leaves into it's bag. This should save on the hand blisters if it works.

I dragged Donald and Vicky's mum to Direlton Castle after we had eaten some delicious soup at Fenton Barns. The entry fee to the castle was £4.60, it was cold and we had very little time before Vicky's mum had to catch her train back to Edinburgh. So we gave the visit a miss.