Author: Harpsbridge
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2021 – September
Some lovely warm weather at the start of the month. We made the most of it. Lots of viisitors and trips out too. Back at home, we took delivery of some nice outdoor furniture (and tested it too). It gave Andrew a new job – oiling all of the teak. The benches are to be […]
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2021 – August
Visitors, and holiday activities kept us busy for most of this month. And the weather was mostly kind, in fact it’s beginning to be very dry in the garden. Fine for me, but some of the new planting is looking a little sad. It’s not all fun and games though. We did get some work […]
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2021 – July
The month started with some glorious weather, so we awarded ourselves a holiday, and spent the hottest days on the beach. Even the wildlife was getting in on the act with cinnabar moth caterpillars joining me on the deckchair. But it’s not all fun and games, there’s still work to be done! In other news… […]
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2021 – June
After the miserable weather in May the sun finally came out to play. And finally time for the long planned revamp of the outbuilding we call ‘the barn’ (A bit grandiose, but not sure what else to call this large structure) This was a major undertaking, and involved us bringing in a foreign worker from […]
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2021 – May
This month starts with the usual British moan about the weather. I’d hoped that after the frosts and drought in April that this month would be better, but although we finally got some rain, we also had snow and hail. The picture below was from the third week in May, and temperatures stayed well below […]
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2021 – April
What was the weather doing this April? Frost, snow, and even sun, but no April showers. This severely disrupted plans to get the borders dug over and planted up in the back garden. I even had to get the hose out for seedlings elsewhere in the garden and make my own rainbow. We did at […]
