There are certain points of the year that I really look forward to. One of these is the start of the strawberry season. Hard as I try, as yet I’ve not been able to grow enough strawberries to meet the family’s needs. So I have two places I love to […]
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Bluebell walk and finished skirts
Every year, about this weekend, we go for our bluebell walk. This is in the wood behind our garden. It is not a big wood, but it is varied and has so much to discover. Each year the slopes are covered in bluebells. Unfortunately, recent “land management” has decreased these […]
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We spent the afternoon in a little village, which was celebrating May Day. It’s a bank holiday today, so no work and no school. There was maypole dancing, Morris men and plain, good fun games such as toss the welly. In my excitement, I forgot to recharge my camera battery, […]
Read moreScarecrow Sunday
I really like scarecrow trails. For those of you who have escaped the concept up to now, it is when a community gets together and comes up with a theme. Scarecrows are then made and displayed in gardens. Only for a day or two. Next step, people, like me, go […]
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