Category: Cats

  • 2019 – June

    Major works started this month. New conservatory to be added on the corner of the house. Unfortunately it meant losing a lot of the Jasmine climbing up the side of the house, but a fair bit has survived, and I’ve taken cuttings for insurance purposes. The ground work and wall building was interrupted by a […]

  • 2019 – May

    More beautiful weather this month, and the growth in the garden has been phenomenal, even though there has not really been very much rain. It’s been very busy outside, but fortunately I had extra labour again (Christine for the last week, and Helen for a few days) Plenty of colour around, it’s just a shame […]

  • 2019 – April

    Another month of mostly fine weather meant that more work was done in the garden. Lots of signs of spring – the first swallow was spotted in the middle of the month, and the first cuckoo heard at the end. And of course April is Harrogate Flower Show month, so of course I had to […]

  • 2019 – February

    It’s been a busy month. All the activity has really been outside. At the start of the month this was challenging due to the freezing weather, but the second half of February had unseasonably glorious weather and we were able to move on quite a few projects. With help from our glamorous assistants: Removal of […]

  • 2019 – January

    Happy New Year everyone! A bit chilly isn’t it? Although there have been some very bright crisp days that have allowed some outside work, the end of the month has definitely been wintery. Although we have escaped the heavy snow that has hit some areas of the country, we have still had a lot of […]

  • Christmas at Harpsbridge 2018

    A week off from work, with lots of good food and company. (And cats in Santa hats)