Not to be balked at This week: Not to be balked at; Construction next week; Weather update; I hope you remembered to say “White Rabbits” as soon as you awoke this morning? Today is the first of February and folk … Read More
Sometimes the mind boggles! This week: Sometimes the mind boggles!; This week for a variety of reasons, my missive is going to be more like a monologue than a Blog. We have had a damp, humid, rainy, mild week. Not … Read More
Why won’t it start? This week: The spring has sprung; Spring projects; Why won’t it start?; It has been a cold week this week, not withstanding that, I have been doing bits and pieces outside. The sun is noticably higher, … Read More
We’re having Pups! This week: Pruning is well under way; We’re having Pups!; It is the end of another week. I really do not know where time goes, however it passes with unrelenting speed. We have had a damp week, … Read More
Between Alchemy and a Dark art This week: Our strange winter weather; Between Alchemy and a Dark art; More on weather and climate; Well, I’ve survived the first week of 2025. To celebrate New Year’s Day, I was out in … Read More
Vorsprung durch Technik! This week: Vorsprung durch Technik!; Everything in the propagator is lovely; One man and his dog went to mow a meadow; Over coffee with friends this morning I was saying that it doesn’t feel like a Saturday. … Read More
The first snow of winter This week: Losing heat; Picking potatoes; The Winter Solstice; A week from now Christmas will be over and two weeks from now we will be into 2025! Are we ready yet? I hear a resounding … Read More
Organising a RAID This week: Organising a RAID; The end of Autumn; Santa came early to Dol; Reimagining history; We had one dry day this week! During six wet days, I have recorded 71mm of rain. This means two things. … Read More
It’s a jungle out there This week: It’s a jungle out there; There are always jobs to do; Kitchen woes; The sun is at its lowest point in the sky and only touches my gardens and orchards between 08:50 and … Read More
All ready for Christmas This week: A run ashore; All ready for Christmas; Some more open heart surgery; You CAN teach an old cat new tricks; The weather has changed to something more normal for the winter here in Dol. … Read More