Arbre de Cerise

29/05/2026

And the answer to yesterday’s question this morning is “yes”. The final egg hatched! 🙏🏻😍🙏🏻

28/05/2026

2 more newborns today! Photo taken immediately after delivery.

Very stressful as they were “shrink-wrapped” but with the aid of a neighbour, You Tube videos (and a sterilized seam unpicker) they are safely delivered. 😅 (Not quite as stressful as having to do an emergency delivery on a real baby but not far short!)

Will the last one hatch? I can hear it inside the egg!
First born has moved into the brooder box today. Heat lamp on. Funnily enough it’s not fussed about being under it in these temperatures.

26/05/2026

Our first Indian Runner duckling has hatched on day 29! I did my best to record it. (I had to apologise for nearly blinding the poor baby with the torch that was in my other hand). Anyway, here you go! 3 videos, first photo and one very exhausted baby slowly drying off. Another egg has just had a good wobble so… 🙏🏻

23/05/2026

19/05/2026

David and my brother-in-law braved going up the lighthouse in Île de Ré. Beautiful though it is please be aware that it is not for the faint-hearted and you do need to be quite fit. Amazing views though and I love the image looking down the stairs.

12/05/2026

Coquelicot Gîte ❤️

10/05/2026

David called me earlier to “grab the phone and take a photo of the sky”. I duly obliged!

04/05/2026

It is much better now! More than one shelf and a more modern take on the previous wooden unit as you can see! It’s also freed a whole double cupboard (which previously housed the crockery) in which to put your food!

03/05/2026

This one gets Americans fined in France every single summer 😳👇

29/04/2026

They are currently on “Life Support” but next Wednesday I will know if I’m going to be a mama! 🙏🏻 🦆.