Golden Days
very pleased with this shot of the Orkney curtain panels – isn’t it autumnal? We have had glorious golden days this week, the reeds are turning russetty and yet there are bulbs springing up everywhere,...
View ArticlePeople who live in Wood Houses…
…maybe shouldn’t live over the water. This is the time I had fondly imagined stripping out my despised popcorn bedroom ceiling, but to be prudent I looked into the state of the pilings which hold up...
View ArticleRing of Bright Water
Just amazing to see this from our dock, how lovely they are! Not that the duck thinks so, she used to have seven ducklings…
View ArticleHow I Know It’s Summer
I swap my Coyuchi towels for the white waffle towels my sister got for me in Rome. Strange avian alliances… I sleep outside when I feel like it.one of our rare blue heron pair I have glorious white...
View ArticleWe have Company
The crow is getting bolder, and we are encouraging his bad habits. Still, everyone is welcome, no matter what his reputation – we don’t make judgements here:
View ArticlePatience
Last night I made the most heavenly barley soup in creation to celebrate the rain, and this morning put out the ham hock for our pet crows – watching them tackle the marrow reminded me they pecked the...
View ArticleTantalised
Projects are fizzing in my brain. and I am particularly fond of West Wittering ~ Our house already looks like a row of beach huts, so I have had the bright idea of painting each segment a different...
View ArticleVery Bad Blogger
Like so many of us I have been off the air recently. Why? Incredibly busy and grateful for it. Brother Donkey is feeling the strain though (apologies to St Francis!) I did have the delightful...
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