Evett Zoo is now complete

The Evett Zoo is now complete.....

Worm farm - check

Scruffy dog - check

chooks - check

two mad children - check

yep - I think our suburban block is at capacity now - our farm is complete. I also now realise that I will be boring people on my blog about the antics of my animals - all of them.  So just like babys first drool and poo, like a new mum so fascinated with every blink her baby does, I’ll be retelling little things about these animals.  and yes I understand the whole anthromorphification  thing… and will just run with it as it amuses me.

Scruff has settled in quite well and has a real cheeky sense of humour.  For some reason he is fascinated by my outside broom and will steal it and leave it round the yard ( How the heck he gets it through the gateway and leaves it round the back is beyond me.)  He is also very good at acting very innocent.  ..noise on verandah - I come to investigate and see a chewed and ripped thing - and him sitting with his legs crossing in front of him on the lawn a good distance from the offending item with the puzzled expression “what?  wasn’t me”  or pehaps a ruckas in the backyard, Scruff came to the door and whined at me and when I went to investigate he rushed over to show me that the chooks had escaped….I had to ignore the gate which had a big dog shaped pushed shape in it.  He had the expression - “Look Mum, those bad chooks - look what they are doing!”

Eventhough I intellectually know that chooks can’t be trained, I am vainly attempting to teach them not to come into the house or on my verandah and sitting on the washing line and shitting down my sheets is a really bad career choice.

Suffice to say, I am feeling calmer and happier with my little farming brood.  We have separate scrap buckets for chooks, worms and compost.  My next project will be our vege garden…..

I lov the photo of Scruff peering through the fence at the chooks.. He hasn't chased them since the first day they were introduced - but he has that hungry look which I just don't trust.

More I am sure next week.

Off to the Ballet

How lucky is Miss Lilly? A wonderful neighbour has just called to say that her son has decided that seeing Snow White at the Ballet is not on his list of musts today. 

So, they had a spare ticket and Lilly was the fortunate princess they called early this morning.

She was so excited and rushed about getting her hair washed and blow dried, selecting an appropriate gown, with jewelery, bag, shoes and of course sparkly nailpolish and make up.

Can't wait to hear how she went!

and yes - I went a bit crazy on the happy snaps and then couldn't decide which one I liked the most!

And dog makes five

Welcome to the newest edition of the Evett family! What a scruffy ball of mischief!! and yes.. thats what we called him - SCRUFF - by unanimous decision.

We'd been looking for a rescue dog for nearly two months now. I'd been partial to the beagles and when two of them came up in a local rescue website page, I rang and asked about them.. It seemed too good to be true - good with children, good with chooks, doesn't escape and only two years old.

We jumped in the car and drove over immediately. There were two and although perfect, they were brother and sister and couldn't be separated. We absolutely have no room for two dogs, so sadly turned to go.

The lovely lass asked us if we'd like to look at the other dogs and wondered if we had anything else in mind. We had our hearts set on the beagle - but when I saw this sad little face through the bars, I had to go and see him.

We took him for a walk around the huge enclosure they have and played with him. He seems very gentle and obedient.. and clever.

As he was a stray, there was no history for him - so they are only guessing he is about 9 - 11 months old. They had him listed as a wolfhound cross with a kelpie. but really looking at him - I doubt he is going to get a great deal higher or bigger than he is.( wishful thinking??)

My thoughts would lean towards some sort of terrier as he is quite finely boned and lean... but then again - I could be completely wrong..

We had not expected to bond so quickly and find a dog with such spirit and personality as this.. and weren't expecting to buy a dog today! but .. here he is... He has had a permenenant smile on his face and the kids haven't let him alone.

Adrian spent the afternoon fixing the gate that won't close ( kind of important) and I went round and banged in a bunch of nails that had worked themselves loose around the fence - to stop curious noses pushing even bigger holes into it.

Morgan and Age are out walking the dog right now ( I don't think either of them have stopped grinning either!)