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The Cockchafer..
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The Cockchafer..

The cockchafer or the ‘doodlebug’, a nickname later given to the V-1 flying bomb of WWII for their similarities in sound made during flight. […]

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Wild Flower Meadow
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Wild Flower Meadow

The time is late afternoon, the date is early May, after some heavy rain and even some distant thunder, a stroll through […]

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Whitebells…
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Whitebells…

Our wild flower meadow and orchard is a riot of colour and activity from the turn of the year. Snowdrops, crocus, daffodils […]

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Christmas is coming…
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Christmas is coming…

and the Turkey is already fat! But rather incongruously she is in the garden! Not quite sure, in fact don’t know from […]

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They have arrived..
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They have arrived..

One swallow does make a late Spring. Today, 25th April, bang on target, they have arrived, and… checked out the accommodation. First […]

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The B and B is ready…
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The B and B is ready…

It’s ready. It was a deadline to not miss. The cleaners have been in, the interior designer has had a moment, the […]

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It takes two…
Doings / The cottage / The garden

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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Early Sunday
The garden

Early Sunday

Nothing beats an early morning stroll around the garden.

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Daffodils awake
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Daffodils awake

In the wild flower meadow nature has collapsed the daffodils overnight. Slowly, imperceptibly, the daffs are waking as the sun warms them.

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Sunday
The garden

Sunday

A Sunday look at the (new) polytunnel.

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Doings / Shopping
  • 20 September 2017
  • Leave a comment on “Sniff, Doin’ anythin’ important today? Sniff”
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“Sniff, Doin’ anythin’ important today? Sniff”

I hate having my hair cut.  Walked into the barbers in Brecon, and nobody waiting, excellent.  One man being trimmed, and Jeremy […]

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Doings / The animals / The garden
  • 17 September 2017
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Hedge cutting time 

And my little helpers are there rooting, tidying, piling and generally getting in the way, bless them, including eight year old, or […]

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Area / Doings / The garden
  • 17 September 2017
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Tis the season…

We can all finish that saying, and it’s proof positive at 7 o’clock this morning  There’s a definite mist lurking ahead of […]

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  • 16 September 2017
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Welsh signs #3

Spotted in that store that has the strap line “very little helps”. Well having two languages is confusing – especially for English […]

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  • 16 September 2017
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Gathering winter phew-ooo-weeell!

Trust me – the hottest day of the year and I’m cutting up our tree that has blown down and fallen into […]

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The cottage / The garden
  • 16 September 2017
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Gated 

Simon Jones (Simon the fence) came in his 4×4 pickup, and with his enormous trailer, delivered the materials and returned for an […]

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  • 16 September 2017
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  • 9 years
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You can take a Donkey to water….

Can you?  Not found here you can’t. Well that was fun. S in the garden room reading, me not in the mood […]

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Doings / The garden
  • 11 September 2017
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Hedge cutting time…

… and Keith shows us how it’s done… …whilst he is cutting the sheep fields, a quiet word, nudge, nudge, wink, wink […]

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The cottage / The garden
  • 7 September 2017
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  • 9 years
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Roman candle, or Illusion?

The garden is full of unusual and surprising things. Catch sight of these out of the corner of the eye when washing […]

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  • 2 September 2017
  • Leave a comment on A pint of smaller?
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  • 9 years
  • 141 words

A pint of smaller?

Having dual languages can sometimes lead to difficulties in Tesco. https://goo.gl/photos/gPX4PfvYkWKrd3gi6

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