Author: Louise

  • 2021 December – Christmas Edition

    2021 December – Christmas Edition

    Looking back at December’s photos, it appears that we didn’t do much of anything that wasn’t Christmas related. This was probably a subconscious response to having Christmas cancelled last year. One exception was finishing the planting of the yew circle in the back garden. Now we’ve just got to wait a few years for it […]

  • 2021 November

    2021 November

    November started with quite pleasant weather, but decided to turn into winter at the end of the month Before then we finished cropping the apples And also got a few other jobs done Including clearing up after storm damage – this was the biggest offender The garden was just about holding it’s own until the […]

  • 2021 October

    2021 October

    After a relatively warm September, autumn definitely arrived in October. And with it one of the main tasks – converting most of the contents of the orchard to cider. Yes, we do cheat slightly – we take the apples to a professional and get excellent cider back in return. Another autumn sight is a lot […]

  • 2021 – January

    2021 – January

    January had its fair share of cold days this year. Although we escaped the snow this month, there were a lot of frosty days. Down to -5 in the polytunnel, so it must have been much colder outside. So it was a month with a tendency towards hibernation, and catching up on Christmas presents. Towards […]