Daughter tested positive for covid recently, thankfully she’s asymptomatic to date. Hubs and I are also fine, and fingers crossed things stay that way for us all. We’re all self-isolating, so hair appointments and pub visits/eating out etc are all on the back-burner for a while. During a routine health check the vet noticed that …
I’m always surprised when these delightful, tatty daisies appear, I forget they exist until they pop up, which is surprising given how fond I am of them. I love how feverfew seeds itself about the garden, barren pots are always filled by them each year. They seem to flower for months. The buddleias are growing …
Another hot, dry, muggy week or so has flown by. As I type, rolling black clouds drop the occasional fleeting shower, but no real rain as of yet. Fingers and toes are crossed for a decent downpour. I’ve harvested some of my broad beans, delicious they were! It’s also been a fantastic year for garlic …
Tomorrow is Freedom Day here in the UK, despite an explosion of covid cases. Basically, everything will return to normal and we will no longer be required to follow any rules. I have mixed feelings, part of me accepts that I need to live my life and get on with it, another part wants to …
It’s been hot and dry here of late and the scent of roses and other blooms are almost overpowering. A picture of the courtyard taken from upstairs, it’s so difficult trying to capture the roses from the ground. This bamboo in the back garden throws out the most enormous stems, it was only supposed to …
It’s been bone dry around these parts for weeks now, so it’s been a struggle trying to keep the gardens watered, especially as it’s been so warm. Just watering the courtyard, back garden and greenhouse takes three hours. I always leave the front garden to fend for itself. Finally, today, it rained, all day, with …
Curly cat went AWOL yesterday. Usually he has a little potter around the back garden each day, then spends the rest of the day sleeping on a chair in the study next to hubs, or sitting on the desk if he’s after treats. One minute, Curly was pottering around the garden, the next he had …
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After much pondering, I decided to plant the accidental fruit trees in the courtyard, for now, anyway. It turns out I have seventeen trees, not eighteen, a far more manageable number…..NOT! Seventeen trugs and bags of compost were bought and bins and bins of top-soil from a local Buy Nothing group were acquired. I cut …
Everywhere there be herbs. In the greenhouse, in trays spilling out of the greenhouse, more trays, and even more trays than shown here. They seem to multiply daily, not that I’m complaining. Many are still tiny due to the slow germination this spring, while others are flying up, such as the mugwort. Wheelbarrows are bushing …
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After a totally dry April, it’s rained most of May. Today we actually got a glimpse of the sun, but it remains very cold here. Many seeds are yet to even germinate and those that have are growing very slowly, especially the kale and leeks. The herbs are beginning to fill out in the wheelbarrows …
