WM vegan fair was a great success. Surprisingly we sold out of some products within the first 10 minutes which has never happened before. We did do a 10% discount offer if spending £10 but I cannnot get over the number of folk who bought 10 or more bars of soap. Amazing. Most were previous customers which made it even better since it finally proves there is demand and I have a good product. And this despite there being several other soap and cosmetics companies. Well I feel we have a future.
As for my Walter...........here he is yesterday on Halloween. I have to say this was taken after we fed him in the kitchen and I do feel so sorry for the bars around him. He will be 40 days old next Saturday and he is finally going into a flight/ avairy for the rest of winter. The parents feed until they are around 35-40 days. So far Walter is hardly eating unless we feed which is worrying but maybe he is just lazy and while we continue he will not feed himself so once the 40 days is up he will have to feed himself. By the end of winter he will with a bit of luck be strong enough and good enough at flying to survive and be free but also to breed and live a long life. We still have to ring him but do not want to do if he is still growing. Maybe this is just silly but I would hate to hurt him. He is very tame which is worrying but I reckon a few months practicing flying in the garden with little contact form us will probably mean this will fade. Sad really but better for him or her. Since M decided to name the poor thing Walter it sort of follows it will be a she bird! Woodies are apparently menat to be very shy of humans so hopefully thsi will be restored and he will be able to mingle with his own kind and learn from them. Halloween was alet down really ( despite me having tights with spiders webs on them !) since M had to go to work last night. We tried out the Golden rod wine but it was a bit of a dissapointment. Very sweet. I followed the recipe exactly. Next year I will use less sugar. It reminds me of the syrup you get with fruit salad but with alcohol! Anyway today is Celtic new Year or the month of Ruis ( according to Rupert Brooke) and the second day of Samhain which is I believe 31st October - 1st November. Interestingly I have read the celts actually celebrated 31st October and 2nd November and on Ruis itself they fasted and stayed in doors! Still depends what you read I suppose.
Now I have to get round to sorting out my van. After saturday the whole thing is a mess with all sorts of things in the wrong boxes and it needs totally sorting out so today is and "admin" day. Maybe I will even get time to do the books. I am definitely sorting the van anyway. Then off to the bank and to the farm shop to buy some wild bird seed ( lots!) and chicken food. Maybe I should just go for it and become an animal sanctuary?
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