Decorating The Tree & Meeting Father Christmas
I’m really not the best Christmas decorator, I’m too lazy and I don’t like to have the decorations up for too long, but I do…
How to keep your garden birds happy
What makes a bird feast? Scraps or seeds? Bird feeder or table? Everything you need to know about feeding garden birds. Feeding birds What food…
Decembers jobs in the garden – It’s getting colder
There’s always something to be doing in the garden and December’s no different from any other month. Days are shorter, generally more wet and windy…
Novembers jobs in the garden – Leaves are starting to fall
There’s always something to be doing in the garden and November’s no different from any other month. Leaves are starting to fall and wind and…
The Gardens at Willington Hall, Tarporley
Adam’s Full English breakfast was so full that he couldn’t eat it all. My porridge was beautifully creamy, I ladened it will Willington Hall’s own…
At Home With The Chickens
The other day we were in the garden when we heard, from behind the hedge, the most horrific chicken scream, mixed with a loud man’s…
Christmas Tree… Whoa, Christmas Tree!
The other weekend our friend Isi invited us over to her farm to choose a tree for Christmas. It was a beautiful sunny day. Bright, frosty,…
Bees & Bluebells – Willington Hall Gardens
A visit to Willington Hall is not complete without a gentle wander around the ever changing gardens. As you read this the rhododendrons will be in…
Stop! Lambing Time – Meet the Whitefaced Woodlands
Spring is in the air. The flowers are slowly pushing up through the hard earth, the weeds are rampaging across the beds, and the grass…
Toiletries Amnesty Update & A Bloggers Meet Up
The other weekend I went to a bloggers meet up in Cambridge. After being there for a couple of hours and meeting some very lovely…
All The Photography Things & A Field
I’m very busy. It seems I am constantly repeating that sentence. I am very busy. Sometimes, even when I am very busy, I like to…