Oh, mud season. My least favourite time of the year. Even the hound is fed up with wet, muddy walks. The most challenging time of the year for me. There is no escape. The roads are covered. Feet, wheels, paws are covered and if we had pavements, I’m guessing they’d […]
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Returning – my word of the week
As sure as eggs are eggs, once the first gun shot shatters the quiet of our local woods, pheasants start returning to the garden. At first, it will only be a few adventurous individuals, but as the shooting season progresses, their numbers swell. We name the first outliers, but give […]
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Italian Garden at Westonbirt House
One of our current garden projects is to build a seating area outside the kitchen door. It’s a suntrap, which, thanks to the cottage’s thick, stone walls, retains the warmth long after the sun has set. I dream of an Italian garden with bourgainvillea and lemon trees, plus a pizza […]
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Handmade Blue Gingham Dress
I made a dress. It took a whole weekend, with the usual interruptions, of course, but by the time I sat down at my desk last Monday, it was finished. My blue gingham dress and first dress of the year. To say I’m pleased with it would be an understatement. […]
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