Spring is most definitely in the air! We've had warm, dry winds all week which have done wonders drying out the land. It's left the ...

I got the grass mowed this week for the first time this year. It's always a relief when the mower starts up. Until now the geese have be...

I was out on the bench in the dark again when Arthur decided to jump up on me and cuddle in for warmth. It turns out he is surprisingly good...

On the third Saturday of each month I now run a course on growing your own for people with high aims but little experience. I run it for mem...

Tuesday 30th January Spring is here! Today I heard a song thrush, a mistle thrush, great tits, robins, dunnocks, chaffinches, little owl...

Sunday 7th January 2018 Poultry losses We lost one of the ducks on Saturday, the male Cayuga. He just wasn't there when I went to put ...

I am beginning to wonder if we are ever going to get any rain. Every forecast of drizzle just fizzles away to nothing. I have even had to us...