The vegetables are growing before my very eyes. I left some new potatoes, my Armageddon potatoes, in this tub last winter. These potatoes are always the first up and are always sturdy and resilient to cold weather. The same applies to these potatoes in the veggie patch. They are streaks ahead of the ones I …
Another week has flashed by in a blur, but a good blur, with NO drama, and yet, there is always a little drama…fledglings are everywhere, so I’m keeping Buddy out of the back garden, yet still he hunts rodents in the courtyard. He’ll eventually dig his way through to the garden next door. Loud. Dramatic. …
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I’ve just recovered from a hideous cold that had me like a zombie for a week. I ended up on antibiotics, what a difference they make! It’s great to be back and feeling remotely human again! The Beast from the East killed all ten of the palms that alternated between the stepping stones in the …
I’ve had something of a breakthrough this week. Let me explain….. Ever since I’ve had the dogs, which is over three years [how time flies!] hubs and I haven’t been able to go abroad. This is entirely my fault as I just don’t like the idea of leaving the dogs in kennels. It would ruin …
The days are long and warm and are passing by far too quickly for my liking. There is so much to do and so little time to do it. The garden is growing madly now and I could quite easily spend my entire days gardening. The greenhouse is full of tomatoes along with peppers, chilies, …
May has brought out all the remaining leaves and lush green growth is everywhere.The last trees in my garden to leaf up are the huge old beech trees and my aged apple tree. Once they have their coats on they seem to herald in the Summer. This old apple tree produces over twenty bin bags …
Gosh, how the week has flown and to think it’s almost mid-march! I feel that I’m positively whizzing through the garden jobs now. The extended veggie patch has been dug over and the first of the seeds, carrots, have gone in. The potatoes will be next, and as a girl can never have too many …
Read more “The return of the honey bee and a vocalist practicing it’s song.”
Now that it’s the beginning of March, it’s time to look forward to seeing my brand new back garden burst into life. Finally I can see that’s it’s beginning to take shape. Over the last week I have powered away, despite the rain, and now have most of the big jobs out of the way. …
Well…..it would seem that Curly cat has decided to lose her freedom and become a house cat. The other night, I heard a mewling outside the kitchen door, and was astonished to see Curly cat sitting there, bold as brass giving Sam the eye! This is a rather unnerving development, as Curly usually sticks to …
My juicy strawberries I’m finding it hard to believe that I’m in Britain, as the last six weeks have seen what I can only describe as tropical weather. We now have blazing sunshine mixed with torrential downpours with dramatic thunder storms thrown in. The heady scent of flowers and the rhythmic sound of rain are …
