Just like the advert.

The original advert for the property had some gushing copy along the lines of "down below you'll be able to see your horses grazing". That's turned out to be true, though it requires squinting and ultra-zoom. This is the view down the hill from the balcony. Through the trees one can see the manure pile with a chicken on top and, beyond that, a horse.



Meanwhile, the outside of the house looks increasingly as if the people living there do hippyish things like keeping chickens and home knitting their yoghurt.



Within, the inevitable moment draws near



the question now is whether or not the kittens will arrive before the chickens get the chop. If the timing is right we could briefly be custodians of some three dozen animals, rather more I ever imagined.