The prolonged sunny spell is a welcome change from what has otherwise been a tough winter. With such bright skies it has been a perfect excuse to extend the basset walks to fit in a bit of photography practice. As I looked skyward to enjoy the heat in the sun I... There so many food blog subscriptions on my blog feeder that some days I get virtual indigestion. It’s like comfort eating without a bite of food crossing my lips. For a compulsive collector of cookery books (I get that from my mother too!) the world of food... Sunshine was back again yesterday bringing with it a positively balmy 15 degrees. Perfect weather for us to get outside for some land management chores. Today we were expanding the orchard planting another 6 fruit trees which arrived by courier from the lovely... Planning when and what to photograph is not my strongest point. I’m more of a let’s see what comes along whilst I’m out today. It’s this lazy attitude that forces me to scramble for my camera bag at times when I should really be... Being at the height of winter means that the garden looks wet, dank and drab. The Potager looks a little depressing and I admit I’ve been a bit put off by what’s really going on in there since it looks so unappealing. I did have to bite the bullet... 