I’ll be taking my lead from this Mama Blackbird and nesting. Tending the garden, spending time with my little family, and focusing on moving gently through these next few weeks. In the meantime if you are looking for a Fairy Wren Cottage fix there are my free ebooks that you are very welcome to download. […]

Hello from Fairy Wren Cottage. It definitely feels like I am chasing my tail at the moment and playing catch up. Projects get parked, then picked up again, and while the world is not going to stop if they aren’t complete yet it would be nice to have them wrapped up as the calendar year […]

  It’s always a bit disappointing when something doesn’t grow to plan, especially when there is a big investment of time and money and my hand injury makes everything that much more of a challenge. But the garden is a great teacher. See my first blog post called Garlic Harvest 2021 #1 where I share […]

Growing your own fruit and veg… some years you win some and some well, you make lemonade out of lemons. In this case it is harvesting what we can from the garlic, be grateful for what we have, use it well and think about next year and trouble shoot. To give you some context last […]

I shared my Portrait Series ebook last weekend with everyone who subscribes to Garden Postcards, my flowery newsletter. It’s free to join in, I don’t send out Garden Postcards weekly and I definitely don’t share your details. You are welcome to unsubscribe at any time, there are no obligations just enjoy the offering.  Moments of […]

An update: We hatched 11 chicks in the incubator. Five Buff Orpington x Australorp chicks have now gone to their new home with a broody hen. And for me the temptation was too much, I held onto 6 chicks…by now I think that you know me well enough not to be surprised! When I figuratively […]

Michael got a surprise this morning when four sweet little chicks peered up at him as he lent over to check the settings on the incubator. The chicks have hatched a week early and are somewhat of a miracle. The incubator was still on the rotating cycle (not optimal for hatching chicks), it wasn’t on […]

~ Buying Heritage Fruit trees, lessons learnt ~ Mail order: With heritage fruit tree varities not always in great supply it can at times feel like finding a needle in a haystack. Searching through online catalogues and mail order has at times been the only way for us to source some fruit tree varieties. The […]

In my previous blog article Growing Heritage Fruit Trees PART I, I suggested taking some time to learn about the different heritage fruit tree varieties, by doing this research it helps you make an informed decision about what fruit trees you would like to buy, plant, maintain, grow and harvest. Plus the fruit tree descriptions […]