It rained today. I managed to finish preparing the soil in the extended kitchen garden bed. I would have planted it up today, but rain stopped play. I don’t mind gardening in the drizzle, but when it rains proper, the soil gets too sticky and my boots end up twice […]
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Looking down at our feet
What with digging the new area in the garden and hunting snails, we have spent a lot of time looking down in the last few days. There may be a lot going on up in the sky, but at the moment we are looking down. We have been unearthing treasure. […]
Read moreWhat a difference the rain makes
It rained today. On and off. The garden changes in so many ways. The plants and trees seem to be greener and the colours of the flowers are more vibrant. I found one small fungi, that looked new in the morning, but by the afternoon appeared to have aged significantly. […]
Read moreNeed a bigger kitchen garden
Today we moved the hens into their summer quarters. It gives them more shade in the summer and also frees up the winter quarters for planting. Moving them involves moving the hen house, which is heavy. The chickens watched us move it. See, they even played follow my leader. One […]
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