Spotty :(

Well, we are now the proud owners of two hens, Belina and Clarissa, from http://www.omlet.co.uk/.

Unfortunatley, I was at college when they were delivered, but I did manage to see them in the fading light.

I woke up this morning at 7am to see them and they were so sweet! I even picked Clarissa up (the dark one with beautiful blue and green feathers). In my lunch break I bought some spring greens and grapes for a treat for them.

They are still quite young so they won't be laying any eggs for a few weeks yet! But eggs aside, they are just a pleasure to have. They are very sociable, and will come when you call them.

Bellina (the ginger one) has pecked Clarissa's neck a bit, just while they get the pecking order sorted! John found a slug ontop of the compost bin and dropped it into the run. Clarissa saw it and grabbed it and ran into the eglu, completley refusing to drop it! Good for her.

Apparently, slugs and snails are chickens' most favourite treat!

Work was Okay today- a bit slow, but not too much to do.

After work, Jenna and I went to the Treetops pub to meet Cheryl and Lynne, which was great. We got to chat and catch up with what is happening in our lives! I had a glass of white wine.

I have terrible spots at the moment- two on my neck! One on each side of my head as well

:( My diet has been terrible lately-lots of rich food and wine.

It's halloween tomorrow and I am supposed to be coming into work in fancy dress, but I really can't be bothered. I want to get my hair cut in the lunch break but I don't want to have to go into Arnold dressed in a sheet! I am not sure what I'll do! I haven't got a costume or anything.

I cooked a lovely meal tonight- my famous sausage cassarole with potatoe Lyonaise and purple sprouting. I bought two brussel spouts from Sainsburies, for my babies. I will treat them tomorrow. Apparently you should only give them treats in the afternoon, so they have the chance to stock up on all the nutirious layers mash.

I should go now as I have some revision to do for my NVQ Application of Number test this Thursday. I am also doing a Dreamweaver course at college every monday which I am really enjoying. Not only will it help me at work but for my own company as well!

There is talk that we'll be going on another course- to learn CSS and more advanced web design features in Dreamweaver.

Anyway, I need to go, as I need to be up early tomorrow to let the chickens out and feed them. They are such a pleasure.

However, in buying them, I have upset Diana, as she wanted to buy some and I have got them before her. I am really uspet that she's upset, but I really did want hens for a very long time now, there wasn't much I could do.

Not to mention that they have taken a lot of the things we have in our house, like pictures and bed linen and bought them for their home! I am upset that I have offended Diana, however, I fail to feel guilty. I haven't exactly done anything wrong. I did see the Eglu at the Grand Designs show in Birmingham a few weeks ago.

Anyway, off I go. I leave a few pics of the Eglu.