Hopping over the border

I am excited to announce that after months of looking, and then what has felt like months of moving, we have finally found ourselves back in my home county of Somerset. This has meant the kids moving schools and endless boxes to unpack; so please excuse my longer than planned absence from the world wide…

They came, they saw, they conquered

Since injuring my foot I have struggled to keep on top of the weeding. I have been trying to convince myself that it is okay to have a year off. By the time my foot is free from the Star Trooper boot I will have missed the majority of the growing season. I had resigned…

Little Speckled Frogs

We have had a very productive weekend on our little patch. We managed to borrow a digger and began work in my much-wanted and long-awaited wildlife garden. There is a shady spot on the edge of the veg garden that is no good for growing but perfect for creepy crawlies, toads and frogs! Clearing rubble,…