It kind of seems like we’ve ditched Spring in favour of an early Summer this year, doesn’t it? I don’t know about you, but we generally use Spring weekends to do a bit of pottering in the garden, slowly getting used to the rising temperatures, doing a few repairs and getting the garden ready for… Continue reading Blue is the Colour – A Garden Update
When we were on the lookout for a house we had lots of dreams but very few definite requirements. We wanted a room for the boys – we only had two back then, – a room for ourselves and a guest bedroom. When we finally found our current house, we fell in love with it… Continue reading Living Life & Using Space
A few years back, tired of spending that precious pre-dinner hour inside cooking, I decided to set up an outdoor kitchen in the garden for the summer months. I’ve mentioned it here and here before because I think everyone should have one. It is a joy to have and to use. The outdoor kitchen allows… Continue reading Updating Our Rustic Outdoor Kitchen with Laura Ashley
For months and months I posted, wrote and talked about my sister’s upcoming wedding. Then it happened and you heard no more from me about it, which could lead you, dear reader, to conclude that it must have been a bit of a let down. Well, I’m going to have to put things straight. The… Continue reading A Glimpse of a Garden Wedding
So, it’s all been a bit quiet over here lately, hasn’t it? Where have I been, you might have wondered. Well, nowhere really. Work, home, work, home, and so on and so on. Work has been crazy busy with me covering for others off on holidays. There are a dozen posts I wanted to write… Continue reading Summer Loving (plus a linky)
A house that looks lived in is perfect, to my mind. I don’t feel welcome in overly clean homes, afraid just by being there I’ll deflate a perfectly plumped cushion or inadvertently drop a long, dark hair onto white tiles. The same goes for gardens. In parks or the grounds of stately homes, I’m… Continue reading Pretty Neat
The garden is trying to get the message through that it is Autumn. The temperatures and the sun are blantantly refusing to pack up and go away. I am stuck in the middle, humouring the garden by going along with some of its autumnal hints – making apple tart, picking up the first bout of… Continue reading Making More Use of The Garden In Autumn
The garden was the first things we saw, after the facade, when we came to view our house and it was one of the selling points for us. I’ve mentioned it before. The previous owners put of lot of work into creating a welcoming space with various seating areas, shaded by fruit trees and a… Continue reading Creating A Rustic Look In Your Garden
For several years now we have had an outdoor kitchen in the garden for the summer months. I’ve mentioned it once or twice here before. It is such a pleasure to be able to cook outdoors when the weather is good, even when we haven’t time for a barbecue. For years I used to lust… Continue reading Six Steps To A Simple Outdoor Kitchen
Its that time of year again when tons of delicious fruit is coming into season and the supermarket shelves fill up with jam sugar, jars and lables. Sadly, jam-making seems to be something a lot of people view as a complicated ordeal that is better left to others. In reality, jam-making is quick and easy, thanks… Continue reading 7 Tips on Jam-Making With Kids
