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Well, I'm in Bournemouth visiting my Mum and yesterday I suddenly got the urge to go riding. That's not strictly true. I've wanted to go riding again for years but never had the courage so...

I am typing this to the background sound of crunching. It's walnut season and as we have two huge walnut trees in the garden, this means hours of fun for the dogs and loads of mess for me. They ferret...

There are times when you can’t or don’t want to touch an animal, for example if it’s very stressed or ill. You can also try this if you want to have a bit of fun to see if it works! I...

The plants in my little orto are under attack! The recent new additions – some brussel sprouts and fennel- have had their leaves ripped off and all that's left are some stalks. I immediately...