To be or not 2B, that is the question This week: That bit of land next door; Doesn’t time fly?; To be or not 2B, that is the question; Cutting circles; Some useless statistics; The weather has finally moved from … Read More
A planting we will go This week: When the east wind doth blow; Failing to plan; Across to Split; Ready, steady, tile…; A planting we will go; First of all, an apology… Last week we had thunderstorms for most of … Read More
Fire casts a long shadow This week: Fire casts a long shadow; Making plates; Decisions, decisions…; Pineapple trees; Arbitrary lines; Last job in the hall; Once again it is Saturday and I have NO idea where the week just past … Read More
Make do and mend This week: Make do and mend; More repairs; Garden tales; Dol has been bathed in spring sunshine for most of the week. Spring is very definitely here, even as the last tentacles of winter cling on … Read More
Tripping the light fantastic This week: Fire flies and Glow worms; Tripping the light fantastic; Feeling sad; We have enjoyed another fantastic week of weather, with clear blue skies on several days and with them, warm spring sunshine. That said, … Read More
Planting gets underway This week: Finishing the hall floor; The next part of the project; The last cuts; Planting gets underway; We have had another sunny week here in Dol, however with the clear skies at night, temperatures have dropped … Read More
Another career choice gone This week: Another career choice gone west; More holes: Polytunnel time; ; Cold is a relative concept. It has been cold this week, the coldest week of the winter. However I’m talking about southern Mediterranean cold, … Read More
Sime lost keys This week: January in the garden; Some lost keys; Dealing with “Wattle walls”; A solution for the problem; It is 12th night, so I have carefully removed the Christmas lights and packed them away in the box, … Read More
Hanging Curtains This week: Hanging curtains; Winter fruits; Lemons for life; We are on the downhill run to Christmas. Monday week is Christmas Day, but some how, it just doesn’t feel all that “Christmassy” yet. In the shops the Christmas … Read More
Tomatoes and foot candles This week: P P P P Pick a Persimmon; Making sense of numbers; Tomatoes and foot candles: Haircut time; Pouring oil on troubled wood; I have felt totally conflicted this week! The weather is still warm, … Read More