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of raised beds and bees

I’ve been gradually revamping my main vegetable garden by making raised beds. They are much easier to keep in good heart than just having one allotment-style area and growing plants in rows. It does...

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bees can’t read

Phew, what a day! After taking the dog for a walk, I was just about to start on the rendering when I got a phone call about a swarm of bees. Bees are supposed to swarm in May/June/July, not the …...

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birth and death

Sad news I’m afraid. Holly the pig has been ill for a few weeks, gradually getting worse. It started off with her not eating much and turning her nose up at her usual pig food. She would eat apples but...

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check up on your pumpkins

5 of my family came to visit over Christmas. I put 4 of them in the holiday cottage, but I had to put my niece in my spare bedroom. As I don’t usually have the heating on in that room, … Continue...

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Autumn already

First the bad news. My husband, Rob, has had various illnesses over the years, including cancer in his mouth twice. It was third time unlucky this year. He had cancer in his vocal chords, and despite...

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a fantastic new toy!

I bought myself a cordless hedge trimmer. I felt guilty because it was £140 and I’ve got two corded hedge trimmers already. I tried it out today and I don’t feel guilty anymore, it’s fantastic! I...

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Finally started the new veg patch

After living new at my new home for about a year and a half, I’ve finally started planting in the veg patch. (I’ve been busy renovating/decorating the bungalow.) It was a very scruffy bramble patch...

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How to build a duck ark

This is basically the same as my previous post on how to build a pig ark, but the ark is smaller, so easier to move around. I’ve made a separate post really to record the measurements I used. Several...

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Pottery – making an over-the-wheel batt holder

One of my many hobbies is Pottery, however it is a hobby that I haven’t done for years, simply because where I used to live, my ‘studio’ was in a corner of a very draughty barn, pretty cold, even in...

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The veg patch a year on

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