A couple of years ago I was living in Malaysia being a bit of a wild child and figuring out what I wanted from life. One day my best friend (who I was madly in love with) asked me what I saw my future as being. I closed my eyes and saw a large kitchen. Me baking while through the window I could see him mowing the lawn while his sons played. It was what he wanted as well and I moved to Gloucestershire to make it happen. The dream was tweaked and expanded so that when we were house-hunting, we were looking for a place that would house three chickens and a couple of cats in addition to the four humans building a new life together.

We had chickens when I was a child and there’s a correlation in my mind between a home and the keeping of animals. I wouldn’t want to replicate my parents’ farm but the odd raspberry cane and a few birds meets that desire for a proper home while retaining my city girl credentials. I don’t do anything half-heartedly and see becoming a poultry keeper as a great adventure. I’m Kathryn and my blog is the story of The Linden Girls.

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