The cottage

Pannage…

Pannage is the name in the New Forest for anti-acorn operations, when pigs are allowed on to the common land…

1 month ago

Been and gone and done it…

All STC of course. Been here nine years on Saturday.

1 month ago

The wild flower meadow…

Is coming into its own. Although any time of year is spectacular to us. But the snowdrop has given way…

5 months ago

Planting..

Leeks at @merryhall. Slow TV.

5 months ago

“It was on the Monday morning…

The gas man came to call”. So goes the Flanders and Swan song. Dunno? Link here: The song has partial…

7 months ago

The passage of time…

As you know I like shadows. Time passes, and there’s nothing like a river to bring home the point. One…

7 months ago

It’s all sow lovely…

Spring has sprung, despite the cold Easter(ly) wind today. “I remember when we had snow at Easter in the olden…

7 months ago

Isia- the morning after…

Took the dogs walking and opened the gate to a lovely surprise. The top of a dying fir tree had…

2 years ago

What d’ya mean…

You can’t see where I’ve painted? Three years on, and the barn roof needs a top up coat of plasticiser.…

2 years ago