Peanut and her crew remained in the garden for twelve hours solid, then, without warning, she simply marched off with her chicks in front of my very eyes! The next day my phone rang off the hook as neighbours reported sightings of them, splashed across local social media. It seems they went walkabout across an …
There I was, in the middle of dispatching the shopping, that labourious task that requires wiping down the perishable items, when my mobile rang. Barb, from next door, sounded rather odd, come outside right now, she said, there’s something you need to see. From her tone, I expected some sort of creature, maybe a pheasant, …
The courgettes are beginning to flow, I suspect I’ll have a glut. I do love them small so I’ll have to keep an eye on them as they grow so fast. I’m really looking forward to the little yellow ones. I have herbs drying everywhere at the moment, the kitchen is beginning to look very …
taking herb cuttings as they root easily in water at this time of the year. I’ve also sat a few garlic bulbs on glasses of water to allow the roots to grow. Once each clove sends up a shoot, they’ll be ready for planting. Gathering bunches of Mediterranean herbs for drying. I much prefer to …
This year I’ve decided to grow more herbs, for drying as well as using fresh. So far I have lovage, curly parsley, basil, chives, corriander and sage growing in the greenhouse. All the rest of the herbs in the new herb area were bought from a specialist herb nursery. For some strange reason I’ve always …
It looks like it’s going to be a good year….there’s that song again… for fruit, as all the trees are laden, despite the June drop. Let me show you around…. The greenhouse is overflowing with plants, now it’s mainly peppers, chilies and tomatoes. I can barely get inside to water them. I’m keeping the kale …
Climbing roses It’s been a funny old few months, if you didn’t know what was going on in the world, it could almost be described as idyllic! Apart from missing family and friends, dodging cyclists, runners and walkers and endless cleaning and wiping down of the shopping, life is pretty good. Beautifully scented The weather …
Every time I’ve thought that, Elvis Costello’s, Good Year for the Roses, runs on a loop in my head! Yet it has been a marvelous year for the roses. I’ve never known so many, so early, these are just a few, it must be down to the wall to wall sunshine we’ve had for the …
Over the years, I’ve had many disabled, wild hedgehogs living in sheltered accommodation in the garden, but Heidi was my first pygmy hedgehog. She was admitted to the rescue nearly four years ago as an unwanted pet, and I was asked to take her. Heidi originates from Africa, where she would normally walk up to five …
The Cheshire Lines, a former disused railway line. So, a few recent observations and thoughts. I’ve become preoccupied by reporters hair, the chaps are faring worse than us gals methinks! It’s interesting seeing their studies, some are staged to within an inch of their lives, giving pride of place to newly released books, guitars, CD’s …
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