It takes two…
It takes two to shift this. “This” is a cider mill apple squashing/squishing/juice squeezing wheel. Those who have assiduously explored the site […]
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Covid effects
Covid affects us all and we are learning to live with a new way of doing things. Going to the local agricultural […]
Observing the Covid-19 rules
Observing the Covid-19 rules, means just that. As mentioned, we have a couple of simple ones when we have contact with Joan […]
Small fry
Just up stream of the River Wye from us, there are some breeding beds – gravel areas where the females lay eggs […]
Honesty
This year has been one of the best for us for flowering honesty.
Otter potter
Otters like to potter along the river bank, and their spraints can be seen, usually in specific locations. Advertising their presence both […]
Making the bed…
Making the bed is one of those tasks which needs doing, and the feel of freshly laundered sheets is hard to beat, […]
Remember Polaroids?
Remember Poloaroids? Those really compact (not), sleek (not), designed using form follows function principles (not), anyway they worked and this style is […]
Statuesque Sycamores
Our statuesque sycamores against the bluest of blue skies. No aircraft con-trails either. We had a tree surgeon give us his opinion […]
Very low river levels…
The river is now at summer levels, and is very low. This morning there were two Canada Geese standing in the middle […]
Well what a night…
not for the faint-hearted – read this if you are prepared to be shocked as to how we while away our dark […]