Tonight we were tasked with helping to tidy up the supplies in the fund raising section of the loft and creating an inventory for raffle prizes/donations. First of all we had to divide into Spreadsheeters and Non-spreadsheeters! Those with IT skills set to work listing the inventory while those with a bit less IT skills begun sorting through the stationary and craft supplies. We think we came up with some logical yet novel categories. Everyone will know where to go now to find "Pegs + sticks" and "Feathers + Pom Poms + foam"! We look forward to planning our Rose Road session for next month where we will have finally made it back to lighter evenings!

The rain clouds held back, just as Wilson had forecast!

A big welcome to Eva on her first task. She got stuck in and helped clean up the exercise area, give the drains a good tickle, make some of the kennels shine, and fetched the sandpaper and paint to spruce up the benches and cable drum - truly a tail-wagging transformation.

Our reward? Play time with the dogs! Tails wagged , toys were fetched and hearts melted. Samantha took it one step further and helped clean a little hippo's ears! Cuteness overload!

We did this litter pick in two parts, first we cleared the litter that had been exposed by the bramble-cutting where Wilson found a tennis ball with their name on it and Samantha found Steve hiding in a box!

After a brief pit stop we cleared lots of litter from the hedges on the way to the kennels. We filled a big bag but had to leave lots behind for a future visit.

Four Super Slugbusters at Aldermoor Farm this evening on a mission to hunt for slugs, gathering them in a bucket ready to feed to the ducks in the morning. Wilson arrived about thirty seconds late — a rare event, given how often they preach about being early — so Abby and Ellie took full advantage, pressing their faces against the gate and insisting they’d been waiting ages. This ended up being a bonus though, because it meant they’d already had time to do a quick litter pick before Wilson had arrived. Plenty of slugs were found, especially on the infamous “slug tree,” the slug buckets were filled and carried well by Sarah and Abby making the whole task a slimy but satisfying success.