We've taken part in the RSPB annual bird count for over ten years but this year we nearly missed it. Last Saturday night, Martyn asked if we should have been…

We actually did some work at the allotment last week the focus of which was to do some tidying up Some of the beds that had been dug over last…

Last week was another non-gardening week. It was cold - very cold - and we also had some fog at the weekend. We couldn't keep the bird-bath ice-free but fortunately,…

Firstly apologies if this post ends up flaky. I'm working on a new laptop. I'm used to working on a desktop computer with a mouse and where I am used…

I don't have much to report this week. 2023 started very miserably - drizzly and dull. We did manage a couple of walks with Ruby but the weather was such…

That's Christmas over and done with for another year. We had a quiet Christmas just the two of us and my sister - not forgetting Ruby of course. We have…

We made the obligatory trip to the allotment to harvest some vegetables to have with our Christmas dinner. We usually go to the plot in the afternoon but, as rain…

There's not much to say about this week, other than it has been cold - very cold. Needless to say, we have not been to the allotment. Even if we…

With a freezing weather forecast for the latter part of the week, we decided that we had better lift the dahlias and put them into winter storage. With this in…

Meteorologically speaking, winter's already upon us.  Astronomically winter begins at the winter equinox on 21 December. Whichever definition you prefer, as far as our weather is concerned, winter is definitely…