Category: Gardening

Blue sky above washing on a line

Blogtober 2023 : Day 8

It’s finished! Oh thank goodness, I can’t tell you how pleased I am to have the veg boxes turned flower border finished at last! The sun was shining on me this morning as I...

A green water barrel cut into pieces is lying on a lawn. The saw used to cut the barrel is next to the pieces

Blogtober 2023 : Day 7

Phew, I’m a bit later in writing this than I intended, but here I am at last! 🙂 Thank you so much for all your comments on yesterday’s post about the Future Dreams yarn. ...

A steam boat on a canal

Wet and mushy

I think that sums up the weather this week perfectly!  It was the autumn equinox yesterday and the weather’s been taking a run up to the astronomical change of season with torrential rain, howling...

An open suitcase with a turquoise blue hoody, a red, blue and white Guide necker (neckerchief) and a green and yellow fan lying on it

All my chickens …

have been back home where I like them to be this week!  I’ve had all my family in the house, even big daughter who has her own house but can still call this one...

A family garden space bordered by a green tiled wall and dark brown fence. The planting is around the edges of the garden, a children's sand box is against one wall and a blue metal table and chairs closest to the camera

RHS Tatton Show 2023

I can’t believe it’s been over a week since I went to the RHS Tatton Show but time is hurtling past and here we are! **I need to let you know that at the...

A large cream-coloured cactus with furry legs (it looks a bit like a huge spider!) is sitting on a green table

Packing … and is that a plant?!

Hello, hello, it’s a flying visit today because we’re on countdown now to not so small daughter jetting off to Japan on Wednesday, plus we’ve got my cousin and her family visiting from Canada...