I was up early and wandered along the dewy path up to St Michael’s Church to watch the first rays of the sun climb above the Dinaric Alps, above Makarska.
Creating a bit of a stink This week: Catapulted into summer; Work routine; Protecting tender plants; Creating a bit of a stink; Catapulted into summer By the end of last week, as the mercury was a fraction over 30ºC, I … Read More
On a lovely bright summer morning, I took the coast road to Hvar…
Sometimes you just cannot get seeds to sprout to order!
Weeds, weeds, weeds…. This week: University works; Wild Flowers; In the Greenhouse; A bit of history; Garden casualties; Weeds, weeds, weeds….. I’ve just about cut down every weed this week. Those not cut down have been dug out (eg. long … Read More
The village stream has been in full spate
What to do when it’s wet outside This week: Toothache; Winter weather; Photo restoration; How do you date a photo?; Backing up the backup It’s not been the best of starts to the week. No. 1 cat Risha is not … Read More
The Bearded Iris are in full bloom this week.
There has been strange Easter weather across most of Europe this week.
The sun is high in the sky now and the days are warming.