Luscious grapes…

Luscious grapes…

In my post of 20 December, titled ‘Festive Garlands’, I promised to report back on the progress of tying the grape bunches around our verandah into brown paper bags.  Well….the result is (do I dare say it????…..) a mixed bag! While some are...
Simple pleasures…

Simple pleasures…

Plenty of potatoes, but only one of the two girls laid today!  The new Cabbage & Rose (mark IV by now) have been laying well, so I guess a day off here & there is only to be expected…
Soil in the making…

Soil in the making…

It may be stinking hot, but during the course of the last couple of weeks, there has been no choice but to cut back the garden hard. I do it each year (one day a week with Brian, the weekends on my own).  Though physically, it’s not a job I look forward to; and...