The sunshine of late July beckoned us to the woodlands and with it being such a busy month in the garden too, I am a little behind on my garden diary. I signed off in June with the sight of our onion crop harvested and drying on the raised beds. Soon after, the garlic was…
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Almanac: The Old Treehouses
Just a short journey from home there are vast acres of parkland, with rocky outcrops, banks of bracken, gentle streams and, near the top of one of the many rolling hills, a cluster of trees known in my family as “the treehouses.” These are ancient trees that are hollowed out with many years of rough…
Almanac: Waiting for spring – stream walking the forest
When the forest paths turn to slippy, ankle-deep mud in the winter months, we like to take our four children stream-walking. This is one of the forests to the north of the village we live in and we like to visit after heavy rain, when the tiny streams are full and running much more…
