I’m a little late to 2023 on here. This was due to some technical issues which are now resolved. Happy New Year! I hope it has started well for you. It hasn’t been the best kick off here, but things can only get better, as they say. I am excited about planning and making our… Read More »
Upcycled garden
A new extension
Finally I have emerged from the dust and mayhem of our kitchen extension to resume my blog. The last seven months were more disruptive than I’d anticipated, and with two of us living and working in a building site, with no hot water or heating for the most part, it was difficult to keep juggling,… Read More »
Plans realised
I have been absent from my blog for a while. Life has become very busy and chaotic as our long awaited extension is being built. At the moment, we’re at the foundations stage, so there is nothing interesting or exciting to show you yet, but in a couple of months, I hope that will change.… Read More »
Small Wins…
I hope everyone is surviving January. Today we had some radiantly beautiful sunshine after a series of grey and damp days and it felt like a gift. I have various cheering up strategies to take me through my least favourite month. The first is indoor bulbs. My hyacinths and paper whites which I planted just… Read More »
Cut price cutting garden
I don’t really want to think about the onset of winter. I can’t ignore it, the days are getting shorter and the leaves are turning and falling, but I prefer to look ahead to the new growing season, plotting and planning the flowers that I want to grow in 2022. Things are still up in… Read More »
Tea towels and prints
I’ve just had a big delivery of tea towels, and as lots of people on Instagram and Twitter have been asking to have a closer look at the different designs, I’ve spent the afternoon photographing my stock. I took them to my dad’s potting shed, firstly harvesting sun flowers and dahlias from the flower patch… Read More »