Blue Jays and Computer Problems at Yew Court

Last week was about new baby and new career at Yew Court. This week it has been all about shopping for baby strollers and baby clothes for the new addition to the family.

It has also been about computer problems too. The other day I was busy working on my computer and drinking a cup of tea at the same time. This combination can be fatal. I lost concentration for one second and the next thing I knew I had knocked the cup of tea over my keyboard and killed my computer!

I did my best to mop up the tea and dry out my computer but to no avail. Luckily enough I have my computer insured and sent it off to be repaired. If I hadn't had my computer insured I would have had to find a local computer repairs company, which would have been a nuisance. You just don't realise how much we rely on our computers. I was lost without mine. But thankfully my computer was soon repaired and as good as new again in new time!

On a happier note, we have been seeing lots of Blue Jays in the garden this year. We have seen them around other years but this year they seem to come into our garden more and stay for longer. I think they must have a nest near by as we have also spotted baby blue jays too. Richard says he sees lots of baby blue jays flying around in the mornings. They seem to gather around the same time each day and then fly off.

New Baby and New Career at Yew Court

It's all happening at Yew Court lately. First of all Richard's daughter had a new baby boy. His name is Jayden and he is only one week old at the time of writing. Isn't he sweet!

Richard went round to see mother and baby to take some photos. He has decided that as well as doing nature photography he now wants to be a Professional Portrait Photographer.

On top of that my Nephew Graham has decided to become self employed and now has his own Carpentry and Joinery Business in Lincoln where he lives. I think it is very brave of him to go it alone but then he is a first class Joiner so I am sure he will do well.

The weather here at Yew Court is at last beginning to brighten up and we are seeing some sunshine during the day, although the nights are still fairly chilly. But the birds are singing merrily in the garden and are busy nest building and looks for a mate.

To cap it all, next week is my birthday. And please no guessing how old I am lol!

There Is No Place Like Yew Court

Here at Yew Court the days have been dull and cold and winter seems to be lasting forever. But now at last there is some sunshine coming through here and there and the days are gradually getting longer, giving us the promise of the warm spring days to come.

There are still plenty of wild birds around, including lots of blackbirds, blue tits and great tits and of course our resident squirrel. It is lovely to see them all, it brightens the day.

We have been thinking for a while of buying a car and have been looking at the pros and cons. We have been looking on the internet at the used car sales to compare prices. But now with the threat of fuel prices increasing we are getting a bit dubious of the whole idea. Maybe one day.

It is so lovely here at Yew Court with all the birds and wild life in the garden that more often than not, this is the place where we would most rather be. We are so lucky and I am grateful every day to live here at Yew Court.

Snow at Yew Court

The weather here has been bitterly cold over the last few weeks and here at Yew Court we had heavy snow. Of course most of the country had snow too but living here we get it fairly bad and simple things like going to the local shops has been very difficult especially when the roads were icy.

To make matters worse I had a bad tooth ache after losing a front filling. Being reluctant to go to the dentist, I left it until the pain became unbearable!

As previously mentioned finding a new dentist and doctor etc since moving to Yew Court has been a nuisance. I did find a good Physiotherapist in Ipswich at the end of last year though. That was through doing a Google search for Physiotherapist Ipswich. But I digress.

To be honest the dentist I had in London was so lovely and I was not so keen on my new dentist.

Anyway the pain got so bad that I had to go and see the dentist and it turned out I had an infection. Antibiotics didn't really help much and the dentist said the tooth should really come out.

Being stubborn and convinced a filling would make it better, I insisted on trying a filling first. Well that didn't work so in the end I had the tooth out.

Afterwards I thought that would be an end to it, but no the pain got worse and worse so I had to go back to the dentist. He said it was badly infected and gave it some long name. This time he gave me two lots of antibiotics and now it is gradually getting better.

If I had still been living in London when the filling came out I would not have hesitated to go to my dentist to have it fixed. I should have gone to the dentist straightaway and I regret not doing so.

Being in pain for the last few weeks has been a hard lesson learnt!

My Zazzle Store

Here at Yew Court I have been getting creative and have been busy making calendars and greetings cards.

Even though I say so myself, I think they are pretty good!


create & buy custom products at Zazzle

Time Flies At Yew Court

The other day I was thinking how time flies and that it has now been over 3 years since I moved to Yew Court from London.

I remember it was such a culture shock to me when I first moved here as I had lived in London for most of my life and I found it so different. It was different in a good way but it still took a lot of getting used.

When I was living in London I had suffered from back problems and used to see an Osteopath in London. So one of the first things I did when I moved here was to get on my computer and do a Google search for Osteopath Ipswich.

The thought of finding another Osteopath was a bit scary as I had been used to the same person for a long time. It was the same with finding a new Doctor and Dentist etc and trying to find people who I felt happy with.

Of course there were many wonderful new things that living at Yew Court brought me. Having a lovely selected garden was (and is) so unbelievably lovely and seeing all the garden birds and wild life in the garden. I used to have to keep pinching myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming!

One of the greatest pleasures for me and Richard is feeding wild garden birds and photographing them and simply just sitting in our lovely garden and watching their comical antics.

As for finding a new Osteopath in Ipswich - guess what, I never needed one in the end as my back has been so much better since living at Yew Court. Work that one out!

New Born Baby Dolls

Here at Yew Court there weather is rather chilly and the days are short. There is not much activity in the garden at this time of year although of course we are still feeding the wild bird and have recently been hanging up high energy fat balls for the smaller birds to eat.

It is too cold to be outdoors for long and one thing I love to do is to make web pages about different things I find interesting. My most recent web page has been about New Born Baby Dolls (or Reborn Baby Dolls).

Newborn Baby Dolls are not the same as ordinary toy dolls. They are usually painstakingly made by hand and can take approximately one week to make. Some are unique and one of a kind and can be "adopted" and given a birth certificate just like a real baby.

I find the subject very interesting. the dolls are amazingly realistic and lifelike. Some people find them weird or creepy but I think they are very cute, although I'm not sure I would like one myself.

But then again maybe I could be tempted..........