A handyman at last!

Another horrible day weather wise.Its cold, rainy and misty, not pleasant at all. The best news of the weekend is that the 2 sick cats are now both back to normal and are most definitely out of the woods.With their sweet friendly personalities, I have little doubt that they will not be here very long, someone is sure to snap them up.
I have had a few calls offering homes to our ponies so with a bit of luck at least one, maybe more will be suitable. There are so many on the waitng list for a place at the shelter but at the moment I cannot consider taking in another, the fields need to dry out first and then I will have to prioritise the most urgent cases for admittance
At last we have a handyman here, a local man John turned up here some weeks ago offering to help and he has been invaluable , so far he has painted the field shelters with wood preserver, put a new door on the cattery, fixed new bolts on some of the stable doors,generally tidied up and is about to start tidying up/repairing the old dog kennels which are in a dreadful state.Without a doubt he has made a big difference and is so pleasant and easy to get on with. I hope he doesnt lose interest, its so hard to keep a place like this in good repair, the horse staff, Rosie, Vanessa and Meirwen are all quite practical and do their best but that takes them away from the animals and the repairs are never ending
I was shocked to read of the pups with rabies which were diagnosed in Quarantine kennels - they were being brought over for a new life, by SOS Sri Lanka, an animal rescue set up to help those unfortunate animals in that country.I had planned to travel there with them this month and had collected some vet supplies for use over there.After much consideration I made the decision not to go this time but wished Kim and Lizzie well in their trip and promised I would go with them on another visit.
Kim was one of 3 people bitten by the pups but all 3 are well(shows the importance of having the injection!) and there was never any problem with the disease being contained.I know, however that the girls will be devastated at the loss of these pups after their efforts to bring them to a better life here.My heart goes out to them.