Plucky

This sorry little hen has been the victim of some bullying in the coop. Her poor neck is completely bald. I got the shock of my life when I opened the nesting box and came face to face with a rat sitting there, as bold as brass, eating an egg. We stared at each other for a split second then he disappeared but I was a bit nervous to put my hand in there in case he attacked me. D says that only happens in James Herbert novels.
I was given some time out of Cell Block H this morning as Poppy was at college and D went into the office. It was nice to sit downstairs for a couple of hours. Dinner in bed tonight was Paprika chicken with garlicky beans.