Picking Apples
Although we picked most of our apples a month or so ago there were still quite a few up in the tree in especially tricky places. Luckily I had a […]
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White Rabbits, White Rabbits, White Rabbits
I know this is a day late, but we always say white rabbits (3x) to each other as soon as we wake up on the first day of a new […]
Daisy Dog Day – part two – the Twinkle Tree
After planting Daisy Dog’s tree we went to plant some white narcissus bulbs that Angela gave us round Twinkletoes‘ cherry tree. Jeff, Kerry, Jude and Holly gave us the tree and […]
Chestnuts
It is chestnut time here. When I was young I used to go and collect chestnuts with my grandma from the chestnut wood (actually about 6 trees or so, but […]
Pickled Walnuts
My grandad used to eat pickled walnuts and now I do. We have three walnut trees, a large old one that has been on the campsite for decades and two […]
Fruit Trees
This is a baby pear. It doesn’t look as if we will have many pears this year as only one tree actually has fruit on it and it only has […]
May Garden – lots and lots of planting
I meant to post regular updates about my garden (as a means of forcing me to weed it and keep on top of the sowing and planting), but as you […]
Dogs in trees
Of course dogs climb trees – they don’t want to be left out when the kids start climbing ….. Just in case you didn’t think they were that high Sometimes […]
The Copse
Our Copse is getting a makeover – quite a dramatic one. Back in January James cleared it out of all the dead trees and the small elms that don’t thrive […]
Planting trees
About a month ago we dug a lot of holes – a lot. When James hired the augur to help with the hen house we dug 39 holes for trees. […]
