Tag: poly tunnel
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Lots of tidying up, some flower arranging & a bit of foraging.
Monday 4th October 2021: A nice day for the best part, a little rain in the afternoon but only quick showers really. I had decided how my day was going to go and got on with things only to get a phone call from John at around 9am. The job he was starting this week…
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Autumn is here, getting my stores in & preparing for Winter.
Monday 27th September 2021: Autumn made itself known this morning, we have had sunshine and warm temperatures for a few weeks now but this morning we woke to windy, rainy weather and the temps are a tad lower than they have been. The sun did break through though and most of the day was nice…
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Surprise 😲 a day trip & ooopsie I forgot 🤪
Sunday afternoon: thought I would just add this in as I did do a bit in the afternoon, I hadn’t intended to but John said it was going to rain and be really windy 🙄 I thought, in that case I had better do a bit of picking while it was sunny and dry and…
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A busy week, harvesting and processing & the reason for the busy week 🥰
Thursday: Yes it’s Thursday before I even realised I hadn’t written a single thing for the blog 🤣 Thats because I ha e been so busy I haven’t even had time to think about it at all. Most of the early week was wall to wall blue sky and it was pretty hot so that…
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A bank holiday, more of the harvest & the sun finally came out!
Monday 30th August 2021: Bank Holiday Monday, it’s nice having an extra day at the weekend, shame we can’t do it every weekend. We set the alarm for 6.30 this morning even though it’s a holiday, better start practising for the working week ahead, John has jobs to go to and I have plenty to…
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Harvest time, home grown flowers & plenty of jobs to do 😝
Monday 22nd August 2021: Well we had the best weeks holiday 😁 the weather was just right for me, the sea was as calm as a lake all week long, the food was out of this world good and we rested and relaxed a lot, job done now back on with the work 😂 Shelley…
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Banana squash, cucumber ice cubes & more flowers 💐
Monday 9th August 2021: It’s lunchtime and I have just sat down for a little rest after bombing around this morning trying g to get all kinds of things done. Picked 7 cucumbers 🙄 about the same amount of courgettes and some blueberries before going on to tidy a few things up. I did a…
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Funny weather, lots of picking and slugfest in the greenhouse.
Monday 2nd August 2021: It is actually Wednesday morning as I type this, I have missed a couple of days due to external matters that needed my time. On those days I have done only the necessary basics here, feeding and watering animals, picking and sorting veg and household bits so there was not much…
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Rain, struggling & two new friends for Ted 🥰
Monday 26th July 2021: It is noticeably cooler today though we still have had no rain and the sun is out which means I have been watering this morning. We have seen only a drizzle of all the rain that was forecast, I was hoping we would get a lot more but as yet nothing…
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Sooo hot 🥵 a stuck hedgehog & more ash die back 😞
Monday 19th July 2021: And just like that it’s Monday again but not any old Monday, today is Freedom day 🤷♀️ That’s what they have named it anyhow 🙄 we are not free of the virus and we won’t be for a very long time yet but I guess it is time to get on…
