I have been gardening in and around the pond the last few days and keeping an eye on the wildlife. The wilder throes of passion seem to have died down amongst the frogs but I have noticed long ribbons of toad spawn in the Ibiza pool tangled up amongst the tapioca style frogspawn. The toadsContinue reading “Nippy the Newt Strikes Back”
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Another lockdown birthday
Wednesday saw Keith’s 66th. The festivities commenced at breakfast with indecent quantities of sausage. The now traditional bunting was still out (it has now been agreed that we may as well leave it up until my retirement celebration at the end of the month). Home made cards and wellington themed gifts were produced. Lachlan rustledContinue reading “Another lockdown birthday”
Why is it always sunny on workdays??
Just saying…. The lemon tree grown from a pip is absolutely loving it. I am branching out into an avocado next – watch this space.
A touch of sun
Four solid days in the garden. I am, as they say, Kerry Packered. But what a difference a bit of sun makes! Friday and Saturday were pretty cold and it was fairly grim hauling the buttercups out of the icy clay soil by the pond. I resolved, therefore, to finish by three today and makeContinue reading “A touch of sun”