The midpoint of the summer holidays.  The grass in the garden is worn to a nub.  The kitchen has been eaten empty, seve...

A messy post-holiday week.  The allotment and garden are scruffy and in need of some attention. ...

where we stayed giant jelly bilberries mystery caterpillar...

I like mending.  Not the actual act of mending something, but the whole principle behind it.  In our throwaway culture, mending something...

The allotment has been looking after itself a bit this month, with less watering needed, thanks to the frequent showers and the lovely mo...

the community orchard There's been a flurry of putting by food in the kitchen.  At this time o...