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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From a poor start…
..the fruits of the garden are now emerging in excess. A cold wet start to the season combined with slugs and pigeons […]
Man digging potatoes
Real slow television
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, overwhelmed it. […]
Sweet peas..
Or more accurately, Mange Tout. The first of the season, sweet, succulent, full of taste, with every meal, between bread, with muesli, […]
Female Goosander…
Leading her family of seven young girls downstream.
There they were, now they’re not…
Bunnies that is. When we first came here, there were bunnies everywhere and evidence that the previous owners had tried to bunny-proof […]
Taking the air…
Him, the rescue hound, loves watching, listening, sniffing and being generally “on watch” when he goes on the river.
Downstairs…
But not upstairs. Followers of the 70’s TV serial will recognise the allusion of public rooms and support staff areas. The Big […]
The end of an era,…
… the start of another. The final resting place of the elders of Sandie’s family and their scattering of ashes marks such […]
The road to nowhere…
..as we know it, but you may prefer the official designation- the A470. Visitor numbers to Merryhall are low as not many […]