Monday 21st July 2008

Went to the Albert Dock yesterday to see the 'Tall Ships'. Absolutely thousands there and the queue to get on the quayside was horrendous so we had a look from the distance and left!. Went inside the Town Hall which I have never ever been in before and it was magnificent....well worth a visit if you're in Liverpool..

News of the owls. Found another baby owl in distress. This time it was a baby barn owl which was not completely fledged. It had (fallen/flown/been pushed?)out of the owl box and didn't have the strength to get back up to it. It was all night on its own in the barn and was looking very distressed so we called in our local 'owl man' . He has taken it back to his sanctuary to feed it up and, once it is fully fledged, it will be released back into the wild.

Once all the baby owls have fledged and left the nest, we are going to fit a camera in the box so that visitors can see whats going on in there. Work will hopefully be starting soon on our 'hide'....will keep you posted.

Saturday 20th July 2008

Had a really busy week this week at 'The Open'. Walked the course on Monday with Garcia, Jimenez & Larrazabal. They were great fun and had my photo taken with each of them.....I'll only bore you with one !!! (I'm the blonde one). Although the weather has been absolutely dire, it hasn't stopped the fans turning out and Southport has been 'buzzing' all week. My guests for the Open have been really impressed with the area and one couple, Jane & Neil from London have decided to stay on for an extra couple of days.

Sunday 13th July 2008

Just returned from spending the day at Royal Birkdale. http://www.royalbirkdale.com It was great. Weather has been fabulous all day and its such a relaxed atmosphere following the players around as they practice. They seem to be enjoying themelves laughing and joking together as they played. Boo Weekly even stopped to buy his group an ice cream each!

I am acting as a scorer on Thursday & Friday so had to attend a 'teach in' today. Think I'll be Ok but going for a practice tomorrow just to make sure.

Saturday July 12th 2008

Busy day today getting all three cottages ready for our 'golfing' visitors. Southport and all the surrounding areas are bedecked with 'OPEN' signs....its such a big event for the area.

Sadly we found one of the young 'Little Owls' had drowned in the Geese's water trough. Can only assume that it had been getting a drink and lost its balance! I suppose young owls are a bit like young humans.....very inquisitive, tend to go places they shouldn't and then get out of their depth!

Thursday 3rd July 2008

Can't believe its July already!. The guests in the Granary have visitors staying for the next few days, had a nice long talk to them today as they were sitting out in the sunshine. They live in Bristol but their daughter and her young family live in Glasgow so, the Granary, is ideal as a 'half way' house

Our regular visitors from Libya are due today. This is their fourth annual visit. They wanted to stay for two weeks but, due to 'The Open' at Royal Birkdale, I can only accommodate them for 9 days.