by admin | Sep 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
I had some lovely gifts for my birthday last week, but my customers are the gift that just keep giving. A few weeks ago I lost one of my precious Opinel pocket knives. I have one on me at all times – well virtually all times. I have knives of different blade...
by admin | Sep 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Puff! And the horticultural summer was gone. The cold weather of last week (there was frost on Saturday morning) administered the coup de grace to the crops that were already in terminal decline. So we say goodbye to courgettes, patty pan squash, French and runner...
by admin | Sep 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’m talking about the inaccuracy of recent weather forecasts. I receive notifications on my phone from the Met Office of weather warnings, and in the past week I have lost count of the number that have foretold of rain, heavy rain, prolonged rain, biblical...
by admin | Sep 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Where are all the wasps, hornets, and even flies this year? It’s a question that I have heard lots of people ask, and whilst it’s good not to be pestered by these insects you can’t help thinking that it’s to the detriment of the natural...
by admin | Aug 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Yep, this is going to be a short one. In the interests of work/life balance, it being a bank holiday weekend, I am working reduced hours, so I am being disciplined in the length of time that I am going to commit to this. Well yesterday was miserable, but I was...
by admin | Aug 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
This is the scene along the drive of Moyns Park, piles of timber awaiting loading on to trucks to be transported to sawmills where it will be graded by quality. There are various locations around the estate with similar sized stacks. The smaller sized branches and...
