The garden

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

(It’s) Blossom (Dearie)

Margrethe Blossom Dearie Profile: American jazz singer and pianist.Born: April 28, 1924 in East Durham, New York, USA.Died: February 7,…

7 months ago

De-Cypressed…

Fifty years ago, or so, someone decided to plant a Cypress tree. Or, a bird ate a seed of the…

11 months ago

Shepherding

Time up in the wild flower meadow. Good to trample the seeds in, and trim the grass to give them…

12 months ago

Black Strawberry or Evil Olive?

Not your every day question about your life choices, but intriguing names of heritage tomatoes. Around the end of May…

1 year ago

Wise sayings number 6

As my old grandpappy never said. “When you want the hedge cut, boy, always choose a windy day. Or listen…

1 year ago

From a poor start…

..the fruits of the garden are now emerging in excess. A cold wet start to the season combined with slugs…

1 year ago

Man digging potatoes

Real slow television

1 year ago

The Willow and the Honeysuckle

You may recall a previous post about the weeping willow tree and the very fragrant unusual honeysuckle that overgrew, nay,…

1 year ago

Sweet peas..

Or more accurately, Mange Tout. The first of the season, sweet, succulent, full of taste, with every meal, between bread,…

1 year ago