Late this afternoon in the Quince Orchard with Polly the drake, Ta Da, Loveheart and Daisy the Indian Runner ducks. Would you like to join me? I’m hoping to be posting a photo each day in May. A moment captured during the day, calming, peaceful. A moment in the day, uplifting, something positive that captures […]

Late yesterday afternoon Lil and I took a colander, put Bluebell on a lead (good for her training)  and went foraging, around our garden! I’ve designed the garden this way, there are Food Hedges to forage in and plants, shrubs and trees dotted about the garden where the growing conditions suit them best. This is […]

A moment in the day. The view from the washing line. My Dutch barn door made by my Dutch husband, painted in Duck Egg Blue. Door made using reclaimed building materials and glazing. Of course there is a story to it. We had sold some second hand glazed French Doors on Gumtree, pointing out the […]

This week was interesting! On Tuesday at 5pm we got a phone call from our wonderful plumber that he could arrive at 6pm and turn the water off to repair a leaking pipe that Michael had discovered that afternoon.  Our water supply would be turned off from 6:15pm until 6:15am to allow the pipe to […]

The view from Honeybee’s garden gate. Grateful for big skies, an ever changing view and today’s soaking rain. And of course Honeybee’s happy chortling duck noises as I hand deliver lettuce leaves to her. Much love from one of Honeybee’s devoted humans xxx Would you like to join me? I’m hoping to be posting a […]

What trees I would like to plant to fill in any gaps. It was a needs must situation where we took out an apple tree a couple of weeks ago and I would like to replace it with a Jan/Feb fruiting apple tree. The Interview Series I created last year. I reached out to a […]

I have a daily goal for the garden. Do at least one thing each day. It might be big or small but what ever it is, doing that one thing helps me feel like I am moving forward. After all, a big project is made up of smaller projects. Here are eleven examples. Looking up […]

I’ve been planting broad beans. Our favourite variety is Coles Dwarf and I ordered a 800 gram bag. Not sure why, but must say it feels quite magical to be walking around with a big bag of beans! Last night while watching tv, I went onto my Netflix account on my computer and clicked on […]

I have been noticing the slightest, earliest shifts, as summer continues on but signs of Autumn start to gently flow through. It’s the way the flushes of growth have slowed down. Like the plant growth has plateaud and the plants are savoury these moments, the warmth of the sun. Does that make sense? Herbs are […]