Last weekend, I was doing some early morning scything to cut some grass around my vegetable patches. It's a very peaceful start to the day that I enjoy very much. The ideal time to cut grass with a scythe is around dawn when the grass is wet with dew. Sometimes when I'm doing this, there are pheasants in the adjacent field, sometimes a fox, and sometimes other birds. It's like … [Read more...] about Pleasant pheasants
Skiing in the French Alps
In the middle of March, Gloria and I went skiing in the French Alps. As you can see from this photo, it's a long way from where I was born - 18,525 kms away to be exact! It was quite an interesting and eventful holiday and there are a few more photos below, plus a little more on what happened. … [Read more...] about Skiing in the French Alps
Hartley Greenhouse – the good and the bad
I've recently had a Hartley Greenhouse (from Hartley Botanic) installed in our lower garden that I'm trying to turn into a beautiful natural garden. To install the greenhouse, it needed to have a substantial base built and then have the Hartley Greenhouse installed on that. You can see photos of all this construction below (click on the images to see them … [Read more...] about Hartley Greenhouse – the good and the bad
Planting trees and shrubs – 24 of them!
This year some might say I've got a little bit over board, as I've planted 24 trees and shrubs in my back garden. It really isn't as silly as it sounds as we have a rather large garden and I have about half an acre that I'm trying to turn into a lovely natural garden. I've been planting trees and shrubs over the past 3 weeks and have plenty of photos to share on this … [Read more...] about Planting trees and shrubs – 24 of them!
Somerset and Dorset Railway – Company Rule
I saw this sign in a pub in North Wales and it cracked me up. It says it's from the Somerset and Dorset Railway in 1864 and it looks quite old but, who knows, maybe I've been played. I did a bit of research on the web and it looks like you can buy original, antique, cast-iron versions of this Somerset and Dorset Railway sign, and a lot of recent reproductions are available as … [Read more...] about Somerset and Dorset Railway – Company Rule