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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AlphabetPhoto: X is for Xylophone
I have long dreamt about having an outdoor music area. Whenever we’ve come across one in our travels, the children will home in on it straight away. I think it would work in our garden. The children are beyond the stage of just whacking out the notes. They play tunes […]
Read moreAlphabetPhoto: W is for Wasn’t Me
Just outside our front door is a flower bed. Although it had a variety of interesting plants that flowered throughout the year, it was a bit over grown and out of control. Not the first impression we’d like to give visitors. Last weekend, Main-Dog-Walker (aka husband) cleared it. Our Ungardener […]
Read moreAlphabetPhoto: U and V are for…
If I was going to make a list of aspects of Autumn that I couldn’t do without……I have no idea why I would make such a list, but there is nothing like being prepared for the eventuality….. then squashes and knitting would be somewhere near the top. Squashes. We grow […]
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