The garden

The veg patch

We’ve had a good year for veg, apart from Squash, which was a disaster, not sure why.  Probably the delayed…

4 years ago

Straw wanted.

After last year’s disastrous barley harvest, we’ve had to make do with the previous year’s crop. Our lorry back which…

4 years ago

Autumn colour.

The dry October meant that many trees in the garden seemed to have given up the ghost after the late…

4 years ago

The past emerges…

… who knows who lived here in the past, but maybe a few clues emerge. It was a cider pub,…

4 years ago

Remembrance Sunday.

A beautiful sunrise this morning highlighting Llisdynam hill. Whilst a lot of leaves have fallen already, the remaining ones are…

4 years ago

“Winter draws on…”

Change the clocks, change the routine change the underwear. As a young, raw, naive new boy introduced into (Civil Service)…

4 years ago

A new project…

“We haven’t got a project”, said Sandie, “we need to clear out some of the overgrown beds”. Fair enough, so…

5 years ago

September creeps up on us…

More evidence that late Summer is now with us. A lovely misty morning taking the dogs for their early stroll.…

5 years ago

Lost and not found…

I’m sorry to report that I’ve lost it.  Finally, gone doolally, bonkers, unhinged, maniacal, deranged, potty and turned into a…

5 years ago

Tulip time…

The heavy rain yesterday knocked off, down one of the tulip tree flower buds. They are magnificent on the tree,…

5 years ago