where eagles fear to perch

In the spring, we noticed gnawing marks on a piece of soap in the cupboard under the bathroom sink, and removing the bath panel revealed a f...

Here's some pictures of the fruit growing in our garden - looks like it could be a bumper crop this year ... first ever pears develo...

Well, we're already halfway through 2018. I've been doing quite a bit of travelling this year and there are more trips coming up s...

We're now exactly halfway into our 10-year Grand Plan, which would be cause for celebration if it wasn't so bloody depressing that f...

Here's the updated combined portfolio spreadsheet as of 29 March, the last working day of the first quarter :-

Some of our more tender plants haven't survived this winter in the large cold greenhouse .     the garden on 29 December 2017 ... ...

After the success of our long winter break early last year, we decided to do it again in 2018.  By 'success' I mean avoiding the co...