Milkweed & Teasel

I didn't realise how much time has passed between posts. Autumn is almost over and winter is creeping up behind. We're being battere...

Shoot season is three weeks away, so I've turned my attention to our dog team. Some of the girls have been working all through the summe...

I have a small, underdeveloped vegetable patch at the bottom of my garden, which came with the cottage. It came complete with rhubarb plant ...

Mike and I celebrated his 52nd birthday this week. The celebrations were low-key; after all the animals were tended to, we threw a few logs ...

The orphaned Canada Goose goslings have all grown up. We started with one gosling, but quickly acquired three more, all siblings from the sa...

After nine weeks without a home internet connection, we are finally back on-line. Via satellite. It was our only option as we're too rur...

We’ve had our Great British Summer – sunshine and 80F for three days in a row – and most of the young pheasants are in their pens in the wo...