The old staircase in this old house has definitely seen better days. When we arrived we found that the original handmade wooden balustrade had been replaced with an interesting bit of bodged blocking that was sheathed in some of that … Continued
It is starting to get pretty chilly at night here. The lukewarm-air blowing dinosaur of a furnace comes on unbidden in the wee hours of the morning and somehow manages to keep this old house at a bearable 55 º F … Continued
A fabulous flower! For some reason these Artichokes have carried on blooming all through this intermittenly chilly Autumn. So very pretty and so very like a sort of land based Water Lily. This is the seasonal change of gears that means … Continued
Market day is usually quite fun and pretty much the only day out for this farmer and crafter. A nice chance to chat with people and maybe buy some nice yarn and some nice soap and maybe a nice piece … Continued
That certain slant of light…. That is when, I think, you can really tell that Autumn is upon us. The cucumbers are the first to wither in the cooling nights and the other heat loving crops soon follow. The most … Continued
It turns out that after all that amazing harvesting you really must preserve your landslide of beautiful produce. We have piles of shiny yellow and green Courgettes and Pattypan Summer Squash. Basket after basket of the perfect and very lush … Continued
It is that time of year… It always make me feel a bit like a mad scientist. Giddy and sort of amazed at what the Gardens have managed to produce. We harvested ALL the Tomatoes from the hundred or so … Continued
Colour. Crazy wonderful colour really can make you happy. There is real Big fun in a brand new box of wax crayons and in pots of bright tempera paint and in the flat tray filled with sticks of chalky pastels … Continued
Such enormous fun! There is something awfully special about a big basket of new yarn (from Rock Loaf Farm…so very local too!). Soft squishy yarn with that lovely lanolin-y smell and just look at all the pretty colours! All just waiting … Continued
Mist has been an ongoing condition this Summer. Really great weather for Kale and Lettuce not so much for the Tomatoes (sigh). Still it is very very pretty. Can you see this handsome creature that has taken up residence in … Continued
