St Swithun’s day if thou dost rain For forty days it will remain St Swithun’s day if thou be fair For forty days ’twill rain nae mare Yesterday was St Swithun’s Day, in case you missed it. Legend has it … Continue reading
I went down to Devon at the weekend, to celebrate my grandpa’s 93rd birthday with him. He really is amazing. Having beaten double pneumonia and a broken hip last year he is still driving, living on his own (albeit with … Continue reading
At last I can start planting things. After a lot of effort digging over the vegetable patch, removing two shrubs and a tree (just one more stump to go) and a LOT of stones (despite the fact that even more … Continue reading
My aim is not to have a beautifully coiffured lawn and an immaculately maintained garden (which is lucky as Tess the dog has no such ideas either), but now the season is growing warmer and the ground is no longer … Continue reading
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We had a bit more snow last night, large fluffy flakes which settled over the lawn and on the shrubs and branches of the trees. It looked like someone had cut open a giant featherdown pillow and scattered the contents over everything. It covered a multitude of sins in my garden (except the dog!)
To the right you can see our home-made hurdles around the veg patch.
Old Wash House garden
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After my frosty pictures of Saturday I was keen to get out in the snow on Sunday! Tess and I walked along the banks of the Wandle and it was lovely. Loads of kids in sledges, being pulled along by their parents. I should have loaned them Tess – she can pull!
The River Wandle was gently steaming in the cold air. The snow was already starting to thaw and drip off the trees, and I even spotted some dried hops flowers.
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Lovely little bedside table
diy - stuffed owl bookends. Cute idea! Would love to make a stuffed butterfly with my leftover bedding fabric for a chair throw pillow or for baby crib.
Sprinkler
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