The weather was beautiful earlier in the week. The first 2 or 3 butterfly species at the Barn were logged up. I think the very first was...

My eldest son Elliot was clearing some Ivy from the kitchen garden wall and let out a triumphant cry. A triumphant walk follwed with...

I am back for a few days over Easter and getting stuck in again to cutting back the Laurel and building rafts with the smaller branches...

In December 2008, we moved from the UK’s damp and cool northwest to Dubai. Not long prior to this I had decided I wanted to change...

I was clearing a particularly grating Cotoneaster close to the porch the other week. Within this foul overgrown evergreen I found a rough...

I estimate 70-80 % of our small wood is overrun with invasive Laurel. A big disappointment. The leaves and brash are poisonous - full of...

Coming back to Dubai and leaving Jane in Herefordshire at the barn I had a new appreciation of the carport potager. I have talked about...

One thing I want to do with this site is to "bio-blitz" our few acres. Blitz is probably another exaggeration - what I really mean is...

I have been prevented from posting by a lack of Wifi at the new home but we have now achieved something like 4 meg yesterday. It will be...

I started growing Kale this year - because I felt I ought to. Also the "idea" of Cavolo Nero was somehow all Italian and moody. In short...

How much space will we have ? Space maths has been blowing my mind all week. I love maps and plans. When we got the estate agent details...

A history of our life from 40,000 feet 1999-2004 London 2004-2008 Manchester 2008 on Dubai 2019 on Herefordshire We Have exchanged and...