Just a quick blog to introduce you to three new members of the Steppingstones team – Arby, Dave and Daisy.

Arby is our new dog. Jack sadly had to be put to sleep as he became very very feeble. He had a great life and we miss him every day. Arby arrived on August 20th, a rescue dog from Red Bank. He is a real darling. he still has a couple of minor health problems, a bit of mange and a sore place on his tail which refuses to get better, but he is otherwise full of life and very loving and inteligent.

The ducks are living in the mother and baby unit at the moment until they get a bit bigger. When they arrived, Dave made a break for freedom and was lost in the jungle for a couple of hours. However, Daisy called for him and eventually he came back and hung around until we let him in with Daisy.

Dave and Daisy are a swap from Sunny and Keserine in the village. Keserine gave away a lot of her hens when we thought we were going to be hit by Hurricane Felix, as it seemed better to eat them than have them just die in the storm, which sadly is what happens to them. I currently have a broody about to hatch 6 eggs which will all go down to Keserine when they are hatched, along with their broody – should be Saturday.

The weather has been really lovely, calm all day and a bit of rain most nights. There are lots of snook around, and the fishermen have been catching them on simple jigs. We are planning a fishing trip tomorrow, so we can expect rain!