I took this photo a couple of years ago, but beekeeping keeps on occupying my thoughts at the moment. This hive belongs to a friend and not like any other one I’ve seen. (the hive, not the friend!) Everything about beekeeping seems to fit with our lifestyle. The idea of […]
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Birds and eggs
Our hens are on their winter break. Not sunning themselves on a beach somewhere. No. More a break from the old nest box. I know, I could keep them laying eggs, but quite honestly, there are only 2 and they’re old. Definitely pensionable age. Commercially, they would have met their […]
Read moreA Saturday
A Saturday filled with sewing and ensuring that everyone got to the places they needed to. A game of Monopoly that went on long, and brought out an interesting side of the participants. DIY going on in one room. Dogs acting as sofa weights, and the wood stove lit, in […]
Read moreAlphabetPhoto: Y is for Yew
When we moved into our house 18 years ago, we were heartened to find that someone, many years before, had planted trees. There was oak, beech, holly, spruce and hawthorn, although I suspect the birds planted the latter. There was also a yew tree. Still is. In fact they are […]
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