The Garden The Vege Garden isn’t much to look at at the moment, but hey, it could be worse! There are a few crops scattered around and most of the beds are mulched with old chicken bedding. To keep the weeds down on the paths I have been laying cardboard and topping it with all … More We’re a Bit All Over The Place
Life slowed to a crawl here as the mothership finally succumbed to the storms of sickness swirling around. And yet, there is still plenty to talk about. Before I ran aground and started getting cracks in the hull, I planted the nectarine tree. It is our first nectarine tree and is a variety called Theo … More In Which Twiglet Actually Does Some Knitting
We are now half way through winter. Hooray! I was just thinking that winter hasn’t been such a terrible thing this year, being quite preferable to last winter due to less rain and surface flooding and more frosts, which are good for the fruit trees at this time of year. Of course, now we are … More Ding, Dong, The Pile is Gone
We’ve had a couple of beautiful frosts here this week. The frost is also descriptive of my feelings towards the neighbours’ little bull right now. I thought I had rescued my sedges and fence from his hungry, reckless attention, but no. I was shocked to find him eating the sedges again, worse than before. I … More Frosty Mornings And Frosty Feelings
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