A steady start
We need just two more stamps on Ruby’s Pooch Passport to complete the challenge of visiting twelve National Trust properties before the end of February.It would be considerably easier if…
Waterworld
Last week, water in its many forms provided a constant soundtrack to our days. There was the steady rhythm of pouring rain, the soft dripping of drizzle, and the deep…
What a miserable week
What a truly miserable week it’s been. There have been the odd flashes of brightness, but for the most part the days have been damp, drizzly, and thoroughly dull. On…
Stocking up
We visited the local garden centre this weekend after they announced it was their annual Potato Day, which is when we usually stock up for the growing season ahead. Alongside…
Snowdrops
At the beginning of last week, we were treated to murky, misty, and, to be frank, absolutely miserable weather — the sort that makes staying indoors feel like the only…
In the bleak mid winter
On Thursday, a sharp ping on my phone announced that another delivery of manure had been dropped off. That could only mean one thing: we would have to go to…
Double birthday
Last week, we celebrated two birthdays. Martyn's was on Wednesday, and on Thursday, it was Ruby's sixth birthday. How time flies. Martyn's birthday marked several multiples of six and some.It…
Happy New Year
I know that I am late with my New Year's greeting, but as the saying goes - Better late than never.We've had a lazy time. Our afternoon walks have been…
Christmas week
No gardening last week. We decided on a couple of days out so we and Ruby could have some exercise to compensate for a lazy time on Christmas Day and Boxing…