The lack of rain has had my veggies bolting so all the garlic and some of the onions have been pulled. I suspect the broccoli has also bolted with the cabbages not far behind. Even the basil in the greenhouse is beginning to flower. Still, I may still get a harvest of green beans if …
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I was in the rescue, late one evening, checking on a pair of bonding bunnies. It’s always odd being the only person there. As soon as I walked in all the chicks started shrieking for food so I spent a good half hour just feeding them. A few curious hedgehogs peeked out from beneath their …
Not a drop of rain has fallen for over a month and given it’s been so warm the gardens are looking pretty wilted. Flowers are fading quickly and many plants are now shrivelled. You can see in the first photo of the pond how the water level is dropping. Given the pond is full of …
The lettuce, salad leaves, chard, rocket and spinach have now been potted on and moved to The hut, and they’re now ready for picking. The plan is to sow some more when I’m halfway through these.The Hut is a great storage area as it doesn’t get as hot as the greenhouse and [touch wood]the slugs …
The gardens have burst into life now and there is colour to be enjoyed everywhere I look. The bitterly cold winter has left a trail of casualties in its wake. Amongst them an olive tree, several acers and many shrubs. Happily, many hydrangeas and fuchsia I thought had died are growing back from the base. …
It has been perishingly cold around these parts, so much so that I invested in a snoodie for hubs and I. Basically, we’re wandering around in huge blankets. The only way to get warm is to get the woodburner running each evening, the central heating barely takes the edge of the cold. After a dry …
We lost Sam over a month ago and it’s taken me that long to be able to write about him. Given his physical size and his in-your-face nature, the house seems eerily quiet and empty, despite still having Annie and Buddy, who clearly miss him too. Never, ever, was there such an exasperating, adorable and …
Goodness, Christmas has come and gone in a blurr, as always. The time in between Christmas and New Year is always so relaxing by contrast. Daughter and Litl’urchin graced us with their presence and a vegan [except the salmon for hubs] feast was enjoyed. The dogs have decided to sulk during Christmas dinner and sit …
I’m in my usual state of disorganised panic; guilty of leaving things too late then frantically trying to catch up. Still, lists are written, even if they do get longer each day. One job I won’t be doing this year is sending Christmas cards as we’re having postal strikes, which means cards are unlikely to …
And so it begins. Two weeks in and the entire house is filled with dust. How these poor guys cope with constant dust clouds amazes me. They say I’m like their mother as I’m constantly asking them to wear masks to protect themselves, finally, they’ve caved in and started wearing them. Until last night we’ve …
