Goose house (420)
by Max Akroyd
Even more than six months in, I’m finding this pregnancy very straightforward. A little pain in my lower back but otherwise no problems. My wife, on the other hand, is slowing down a bit…
This Friday being a gite changeover day means I will doing my impression of a house and garden, many-armed demi-god: mower in one hand, mop, vacuum cleaner, strimmer, bed linen, iron in the others. I’ll just finish this coffee.
While I’m multi-tasking, I’m conscious that a fellow smallholder back in Blighty is, conversely, sitting with her arms crossed on the pretext that she’s awaiting sight of my goose house. It’s unacceptable to me for her to be so under-employed. The sun is shining and she should be out there shovelling manure or something.
Here, then, is a sneak preview of the goose house crafted by my own fair hands:
The pond still needs a bit of work...
Now, back to work please.
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Wow…..your goose shelter is gorgeous. In fact, I know that the lovely Princess Diana once posed for a very poignant photo in front of one almost identical to yours.
I must imediately change the plans for mine to outdo yours. I cannot have my lovely geese coming to live in a shoddy bus shelter style affair.
I am busy cleaning my house, although having only two arms (and with them being crossed for most of the morning) this is taking me slightly longer than the demi-god that you are.
And as for your opening comment……… if your wife doesn’t hit you with a frying pan I will send a special ‘frying pan wacko- gram’ to Brittany without delay!!
Sue xx
Evening Sue!
Emma is threatening to post a comment on here to ‘correct a few things’ unless I apologise for misleading my gentle readers in this outrageous fashion.
Yes, I am typing this in the shadow of a frying pan…
All the geese I have met think they own the place as it is. If you build them that house they will probably explode with self importance.
Actually they remind me of politicians. Full of hot air and bickering between themselves.
Honk Honk!
Hello Ben,
I’m actually a bit nervous about the gander’s arrival on Monday. He’s a big Chinese Brown and has a bad attitude. You’d think after 16+ stone pigs a silly bird would be a pushover. But I confess I’m not too fond of being pecked…
I have heard that a dustbin lid makes good protection 🙂
I’m sure there would be a huge market for your goose houses if you could make them in kit form – and sell them online perhaps. The ideal gift for the goose that has everything!
Hello Joy – and welcome on board! (I recommend Joy’s blog wholeheartedly, but prepare for a swede inferiority complex!).
A palatial goose house in kit form… I’m afraid the grim reality of my building skills would land me in court under a fraud charge…
I rather like the look of the attached goose lake-I hope this comes as standard. As for that opening salvo, I rather think you deserve to be goose-pecked. Have a grand weekend.
Thank you, Judith. I will have a good weekend providing I can avoid the beaks and frying pans I appear to have invoked!
To Ben: wait until you see his face on Monday. You’ll agree full riot gear is a minimum precaution…