Winter bright….

Winter bright….

A chance comment (as I was buying a jar of delicious raw honey at the local market on Saturday morning) had me scratching my head (well, mentally at least), as I continued to wander, crossing items off my list. ‘I have to feed my bees honey at this time of year...
Little oranges….

Little oranges….

Ah the Clementines….they seemed to come & go so very quickly this year! Then I guess we did offer rather a lot at the Winter Concert, and that wretched large black crow has been taking at least one a day (I’ve discovered a completely clean, empty...
Precious cargo….

Precious cargo….

Waking to news this morning of expected gale force winds was not what I wanted to hear….as today was earmarked for cutting and transporting armfuls of plant material for propagation, to my delightful new friends at The Secret Garden, Richmond (and the road...
Grape result….

Grape result….

You may recall a few months ago I promised to report back on the great grape experiment…. Well….its been an interesting one!  I must admit that the vast majority of grapes dried to nothing but a puff of empty skin…simply a shell of their former...
Bowerbird book signing….

Bowerbird book signing….

Today Sibella Court will be signing copies of her iconic book ‘Bowerbird’ at The Society inc. in Paddington between 2 & 4pm. She suggests you ‘bring your own books – hopefully full of notes & slightly dog-eared’, or to buy another...
Accidental potatoes….

Accidental potatoes….

Ooooh how I love potatoes – especially baby new ones!  At this time of year, really they ought to be unheard of.  We make a great fuss of planting them in early spring…whereas now is the time to be pouring over catalogues to select and order the varieties...