Winter is the time to work on the trees on the smallholding. Deciduous trees are dormant which means they can be moved, planted, cut back an...

I'd like to begin by apologising for the strange indent here on the left. Formatting in Blogger can be a nightmare, particularly...

The turkey survived and recovered. I have blocked the offending gap between door and fence panel so she can no longer poke her head through ...

Long, dark evenings This time of year offers little time for outside work and I am often forced inside by darkness, if not by the weather. ...

Tuesday 4th December 2018 Far-reaching calls through the frosty air The year marches on. In general it has been mild, but today saw qui...

Another spectacular sunset Saturday 24th November / Sunday 25th November I spent a couple of hours fighting with the electric fence! I...

Monday 12th March 2018 ROAD CLOSED - that's what the sign read outside our house. I had been waiting for this, my chance to take off t...