Lately at Casa Paradiso :)

 Well, my dear Kiwi has been sick again! Two weeks ago he spent a whole week at the vet and he came back ok. Now and for the last 3 days he has been ill. I took him today to the vet, thanks to my friend Stella who gave us a lift. The vet took some blood and will run some blood test; she also gave him a shot for the sore throat and some med for the diarrhea. I hope it is nothing serious. Poor Kiwi he has bee sleeping like this all the day.

 I foraged these walnuts last November and my landlady gave me the hazelnuts; they are almost finished now. Hazelnuts are so delicious with homemade granola. I make a fresh patch one or twice a week.

 These are the last of the brussels sprouts :( I love them and I feel bad that I have to wait till next December.

 I made a flat bread from rye flour only; it turned out ok, not super but ok for me.

 It has been raining for 3 days today and today it didn't stop at all! The snails and slugs are enjoying the weather. Look at this huge slug I found outside my door! I shuddered at the sight of it. My poor vegetable plot it will be eaten out by them :(  I also have a problem of some moles eating my veggies :( They ate all the fennel heads I planted and was so excited to eat. I just don't know what to do with them? 

The seeds I sowed a week ago in the little poly-tunnel are growing so fast! There will be lots of tomatoes, eggplants, zucchinis, kale, radish, basil, salads, and others.

And here is naughty Luna. She's been driving me mad since yesterday. She wants to go out and I don't let her. Look at her paws; they are caked in mud. she spent the night out two days ago and came back covered in mud. I didn't sleep worrying about her getting attacked by a wild animal or having another bout of cold, blocked nose and all. She doesn't understand that visits to the vet cost a lot and that I'm broke with so little money :( I have to admit, my landlady and her son are super, if it weren't for their help with the vet's bill, I wouldn't be able to make it. It is so strange to see/meet two extremes: my ex nasty landlady used to kill kittens and Never feed any cat or animal in need, while my current landlady spends A lot of money on her late mother's cats (15) and on any animal in need.