Tag: pear tree

A Surprising Twist in The Story of Mr Fattypants

18 September, 2022

One week after the demise of Mr Fattypants, the horrible rat, I went out to open the garage and noticed something weird. Outside the rat tunnel under the Raspberry Bed there was what looked like a dead mouse, but on closer inspection it was a dead baby rat. I just stared at it for a … More A Surprising Twist in The Story of Mr Fattypants

A Fruity Situation

7 February, 2016

The plum harvest was a glorious red tide of fruity goodness. It just wasn’t as long as I thought it might be. Between eating them, freezing them and giving some away the harvest dwindled before I could decide what to do next. I’ll have to continue my plum preserving experiments next year. The other plum tree … More A Fruity Situation