Ideas over coffee This week: Orchid hunting; Ideas over coffee; The window seat; It has been a bit of a “plant” week, this week. I had a Callistemon bush which has been in a large ceramic planter for years. It … Read More
Felling trees This week: Felling trees; Flat tyres; Seat work; It is the end of the first week of March. So the year is moving forwards very quickly. Spring has well and truly arrived here in Dol. We have had … Read More
Building Owl boxes This week: Somewhere to sit; Building Owl boxes; For the first time in four months, we have had a completely dry and sunny week. The changes around the gardens and orchards have been dramatic. Suddenly in a … Read More
Then the rain came This week: Then the rain came again; Making repairs; On Monday there was significant snow on the Dinaric Alps as I went to the shops. The highest point in the mountains is Sveti Jure (St. George) … 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
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
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
Gardens matter This week: Garden matters; Computing; Woodworking; We have had another sunny week again, with no rain. However both the daytime and night time temperatures are dropping noticeably now. The last scarlet leaves of my Parthenocissus have fallen this … Read More
Not quite enough This week: Orchard work; Not quite enough for a pie; Why I don’t burn; Dol has moved into winter this week. On two mornings the temperature just around dawn has been only 7.5°C, our typical winter average … Read More