Found a Butterfly?
What to do when you find a sleeping butterfly in your house? Category: project
Feed butterflies in Autumn
If the weather has been particularly cold and wet during Summer, here is what you can do to give butterflies a much needed energy boost. Category: project
One pathetic looking runner bean
Dear, oh dear, more strong winds! Living in the hills is nice, but we’re very exposed for westerly winds, so growing runner beans can be a challenge. If the early frost didn’t kill... Category: blog
Butterflies
Who doesn't like butterflies? They are the joy of summer, well, I think so. Here you find tips on how to feed butterflies in wet summers and what to do if you find one indoors. Category: project
8 inches of snow
I’ve been patiently waiting for a proper winter to arrive (one with plenty of snow), but so far even where we are (730ft up), we’ve only had a maximum of maybe one inch of snow! Category: blog
My own herb garden
I’ve been living in Scotland for long enough now to blend in with the locals when it comes to skin tone. When I was over in the Netherlands at the end of May, my very pale skin mad... Category: blog
We have a new ‘Hooligan’!
Well... it’s official: we have a new ‘Hooligan’ in our midst! Or maybe I should say ‘Diva’ because Helga (the Explorer) prefers to wander about on her own, away from the rest of t... Category: blog
East-henders
I could start writing the storyline for a soap opera with our hens, the neighbour’s hens and Cedric in the lead roles! ‘East-henders’, maybe? Category: blog
Ditch the chemicals
Back to hand weeding, or simply leaving the weeds. Back to non-chemical pest control, or just accept that perfect vegetables don't exist in the wild! Category: project
Weather and Birds
Back to me wittering on about chickens, the weather, wildlife and gardening - but not necessarily in that order. Mind you, there is not a lot of gardening going on right at this ve... Category: blog