I apologise in advance that this post has turned out to be more of a "kitchen blog", but we have reached that time of year when I have...

Sometimes the seasons seem to sneak up on me; they change so gradually that I change my habits without even noticing. At other times,...

I love Autumn. The misty mornings, the smell of bonfires and the crunch of brightly coloured leaves beneath my feet. It's also a time...

Firstly, huge apologies for my lack of posting over the past four weeks. It has been a busy time and one in which momentous decisions...

FaceTime is a wonderful thing for keeping in touch with distant family, though nothing beats meeting face to face. After a long wait, we...

After a blazing start to the Summer, July seems to have been a bit of a wash out. The grass and shrubs have definitely been happier with...

It's funny how everything seems so "samey" at the moment and I genuinely forget what day it is most of the time. The garden never stops...

Sunshine returned to Oxfordshire this week, albeit for a relatively brief period, and I finally managed to get outside. Everything is...

We are already in mid Summer, though this has been somewhat contradicted by the recent damp weather we have experienced. It does seem...

It only seems like yesterday that I was writing about the Spring Equinox and so I can hardly believe that we have already passed the...

One of the best things to do as a family (we find) is simply to get out and about and go somewhere where the children can have a good run...

I have a favourite place to sit in my garden. It is on the steps that lead down to the narrow river that runs through the garden. I...

One of the wonderful things about having a garden (no matter how big or small) is that it never allows you to become bored. There is...

Gardeners often seem to be obsessed with plant names. The proper botanical names of plants seem to trip off the tongues of "proper"...

I have never really had a favourite season. I love the freshness of Spring and Autumn, the crisp cold of Winter and the hazy Summer...

As yesterday was VE Day I felt it appropriate to make a change from the norm and to mention my two grandads who each served in different...

The past week has finally brought rain, and the garden has been glad of it. Suddenly everything seems greener, fresher and full of life....

We have had another week of glorious weather and I have grabbed every opportunity to be out in the garden. There is (as always) much to...

These little beauties hatched over the Easter weekend. They spend a lot of time in our garden and come to our window several times daily...

Last Sunday was Palm Sunday, the start of the Easter holidays and a beautiful sunny day; and yet the churches, garden centres and parks...