Author: stuart

  • February

    Mmmmm Marmalade, the unmistakable smell of Seville oranges simmering in the oven is wafting around the garden this week. It is time for the greenhouse to be up, but a piano and a minibus put paid to that for this week at least. Ibuprofen and heat-rub are rushing off the shelves, along with everything else,…

  • Caution: Contents Hot

    It is 09.11 on Saturday morning and I am in an all new kind of hell. Even home-made ‘oxford’ marmalade on home-made bread cannot cut through the assault to the senses which happens to be my carriage until Newport. It seems that Aliens must be destroyed at top volume, meanwhile an unknown musical sensation probably…

  • First shoots

    First shoots

    A lovely surprise greeted me this morning as I glanced over to the propagator, only two days in and a fresh radish shoot has stretched for the light. I think that must be some sort of record for me. It is reassuring to think that, even though it is only mid-January there is new life…

  • Longue-Dog

    Longue-Dog

    I’m a sucker for a bottle of wine with a good pedigree, so this one just had to come off the shelf! Longue Dog! Evensong over, bottle open, feet up! Ahhh…

  • January

    The end of this last year brought many visitors to our garden, most notable, the Fieldfare and the woodpecker (lesser spotted) There was another strange visitor which we’ve yet to identify (pic below). There were of course the usual suspects as well. This is due mostly to remembering to fill up the birdfeeders, though the…

  • Nadolig Llawen

    Unto Us a Child is Born… Merry Christmaszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz !!

  • Biscuits (for cheese)

    Biscuits (for cheese) they must be around here somewhere… Surely the’ve not run out just yet, where can they be…?

  • December

    December

    Ok, Ok, so it’s half way through December, which means that the yearly culmination to spending frenzy is almost upon us and there is little time for so much as a thought about much else – except of course, planting a hedge – what else would you want to do in such delightful weather.  When…

  • Flintshare Ffynnongroyw Photo's

    Flintshare Ffynnongroyw Photo's

    The Second day of clearing bramble has had a wonderful effect on the site, it looks huge now!  Some of the saplings have come out as well giving us a good idea of the land we have.  Looking forward to the spring…

  • Mole and Nest

    The second work day on the land at Ffynnongroyw produced some wonderful results clearing some more of the land… we also found a mole and a birds nest!