Shrinking violets This week: In the Pacific…; Shrinking violets; At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we have had another wet week. The cool, grey, wet and miserable days are getting very wearing! This week we have had … Read More
Awful weather This week: Awful weather; A very wet Friday; With two fine days this week, once again, I have not done much in the garden or orchards. As the rain teemed down, I felt very sorry for my newly … Read More
Fireside woes This week: Fireside woes; Winter wood; Water problems; We are well into early spring, although the weather has not been particularly spring like. Still, this week there have been three sunny days. This is a significant improvement on … Read More
Open gates This week: Open gates; Cyclone Harry; Starting a new project; I have an extremely damp feline on my knee as I write this. This week has been wet and miserable, all apart from one day. It is just … Read More
So it begins again This week: Hiding in plain sight; And so it begins again; We have had much better weather this week. The cold Arctic air which has covered most of Europe since Christmas, has moved away to the … Read More
It’s winter! This week: It’s winter!; Burning wood; In the orchards; Today is cold again. That raw, damp cold we get here in Dol in winter. I have two felines on my knee and others dotted around, anywhere where it … Read More
Window of opportunity This week: The weather report; A short window of opportunity; What’s growing?; Here we are on the 3rd January 2026. Christmas is over and New Year’s Day is but a dim memory. I can still wish all … Read More
Mid winter This week: Health update; Mid winter; Orchard plants; The end of another year; This weeks blog is going to be short. Much shorter than the usual eight to ten minutes read, for the simple reason that I have … Read More
Blue lights and sirens This week: It all started on Thursday; Load and go; Blue lights and sirens; Next steps; The positive news; Thank you to everyone who enquired after my health when they realised that there had been no … Read More
Buttoning up the citrus This week: Just a tiny leak; Buttoning up the citrus for winter; The build begins; The last day of this week; A tidy desk is the sign of an unsound mind…, or so goes the old … Read More