The weather has been somewhat grim around these parts of late and having a severe dose of lurgy has me seeing everything through a flu-ridden, glassy-eyed haze. Still, there is much to enjoy if you look for it! The apple tree is now a mass of rose hips and even has a clematis flowering within …
Each day, I trot into the garden to sort Herbie hog and his hutch out. A few days ago, to my abject horror, I found his hutch empty! Last time this happened he’d dug himself out, and after a frantic search, was found sleeping in a hedgehog house in one of my borders. Since then …
As autumn is well and truly here I set about creating a few twig piles for the hedgehogs to hibernate under. I stack the branches and then completely cover them with dried leaves which provides a snugy hidey hole, not just for the hedgehogs but for all sorts of other creatures. Come spring I …
I’ve never known a spring quite like this one. It’s still absolutely freezing and apart from one day of cold, pale sunshine that highlighted my dirty windows, I would swear we are still in the throes of winter. Holly, the now HUGE hedgehog, is STILL in the rabbit hutch hardening off……I’d hoped that she would …
This Easter has come and gone in a whirlwind. Today is the first time I’ve managed to catch my breath. It began on Good Friday with hubs celebrating his 55th birthday. We spent a VERY pleasant evening visiting several splendid watering holes….. And indulging in some even more splendid real ales…… marvelous they were! Saturday …
