Last week we submitted our second planning application – this time for some minor changes to our main building – the farmhouse. The property (which
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Autumn colours in the Blackdown Hills
With so many jobs waiting to be completed, it’s hard to justify spending time doing anything else. But as we didn’t want to miss the views of the valley
Planting bulbs – or great intentions to, anyway….
This week we started off with grand plans to brighten up our wooded area (long-term we plan to put picnic benches here so guests can sit
Rain paused outside play…
We’d set aside last weekend to dig up a heavily- weeded area and plant it with bulbs… but the rain was so heavy on Saturday that when we
Thirty million little helpers
Yesterday saw the start of this year’s nematodes treatment in the orchard – ten million in each packet. We applied our first treatment last year after
uninvited visitors!
We’ve finally said goodbye to our uninvited visitors… no not family, but a nest of hornets that had taken up residence in the attic eaves. They
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