New friends

Well, Oswin made a new friend yesterday. She was completely enamoured with her new friend as well. The new friend didn't feel quite the same. It might have something to do with the fact that every time the new friend took a step forwards, Oswin flung out a paw to make sure the new friend would stay close. Of course after it had just flown a couple of inches through the air. It was no Jerry!

I felt a bit sorry for the poor mouse and since Oswin is quite well-fed (which is an understatement if ever I wrote one), I decided to rescue the field mouse and grab Oswin. Who obviously wasn't happy about that, but there you go.

In other news: the plums and apples are a no-jam-go this year, thanks to the storm and the wasps who ate the remainder. But, there are a lot of fruit bushes quite close by, especially raspberries and to a lesser degree blackberries. The raspberries are done, but the blackberries are in season right now. So, I have been picking and making jam: a big pot and a small pot. I hope to be able to make that small pot into a big pot tomorrow or Saturday and then it should be done. Or I should be done!

The only thing is: my hands look like I have been petting a snap-happy baby crocodile!