An icy wind has been gusting for an age of late, resulting in me barely visiting the garden, so it was lovely having a little potter around today. Hubs has cleared the tree remarkably quickly. These things often look worse than they actually are. This bargain basement, nameless, store bought tea rose has been flowering …
Most of the UK has been swaddled beneath a blanket of snow, yet here barely a flake has fallen, much to my disappointment. Don’t get me wrong, it gets old fast when it lingers and turns to ice, but one deep, transforming fall would be fun. It’s been bitterly cold here of late, as I …
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On Christmas day, the staff at the rescue found a zipped shopping bag in the lane across the road from the rescue, which contained a tabby kitten. A hole had been chewed inside the bag, so staff were concerned that other kittens may have escaped. Fortunately, dog walkers discovered another two kittens thanks to the …
Unbelievably, it actually stopped raining for a few hours today, so off I raced into the front garden to tidy up a little. I’ve noticed that the bulbs are shooting up, so I thought I’d make a start by clearing the leaves from the Lavender hedge, to see what lurked beneath. Lots of bulbs showing …
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 …
My father was a very wise man, and one of his favourite sayings was, “A bad workman always blames his tools.” This saying was often fired at his four children who, at the time, hotly disputed it, but as we got older we began to agree with him. Today I have to disagree….VERY strongly. So …
