Sunday, 24 June 2012

The end of the mulberry

The end of the mulberry has been foretold by Thomas mum since the first time she saw it in 2000.  We've stuck to it doggedly in the hope that it would perk up.

Sadly buying a tree we'd not looked at was not a good idea. About 1/3 died over the winter so we bit the bullet and got rid of it today. It was surprisingly easy and only took an hour or so.

Ericsson Ear

Metal fatigue after ear wiggling by our youngest had lead to a brittle right ear. Today Erica took a tumble and lost her lug :-(