Category: Orchard
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2020 – June
A mostly sunny month, although there was finally some much needed rain. We were also graced with a visit from Helen (Social bubble!) after far too long. A trip to Louth, and the beach, and some delayed Birthday presents. The wildlife in the garden is generally behaving itself. We managed to spot one of the […]
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2020 – April
So, I had a quick look back at last April’s post before starting this one. And to be honest, despite the change to the world brought about by Coronavirus, most of the month is pretty much the same, (which is reassuring, if repetitive). So there were no family gatherings for Easter, or trips out, but […]
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2020 – March
Funny old month. First half all as normal: Visitors showing off their new cars (I’m looking at you Dad) and others calling to take advantage of our bespoke-assemble-it-at-home log shed service. Workmen fitting windows. Then Bam! Coronavirus and the new normal – everyone staying at home or 6 foot apart. We are fortunate to be […]
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2020 – February
Weather was not surprisingly a bit wintery this month. Multiple storms and a lot of wind. We had no power for about 8 hours during storm Ciara, so fired up the kitchen woodburner for cooking and heat, moved into the kitchen for better light and got on with a jigsaw. Chester snuggled down until the […]
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2020 – January
A quiet month, mostly because we both had ‘the lurgy’ for the first half. The weather has been mixed, although generally warmer than average, and by the end of the month there are early signs of spring – buds budding and snowdrops snowdropping. Most of the outside work has been in the orchard, winter pruning. […]
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2019 – November
Work on the bathroom continues… There’s a bit of chaos inside, as all of the fixtures and fittings are delivered And outside, we go up in the world, so that Andy can touch up the paint before the scaffolding goes down. While there we got a couple of higher than usual views of the garden […]