From Barn & Farmyard

This is the noisy part of the farm, as there is often such a mix of animals, from ducks to geese to chickens to roosters, and even sometimes pigs. This is the way it was at Aunty Suzanne’s smallholding next to La Ferme des Grands Bois, where you really could have written a play about all the characters – especially the early mornings when you were likely to be woken up by the rooster telling you to get up and start the day, or the geese when a stranger was walking past. A joyful cacophony of sound! What a lovely time I had.