The sun came out today and the hemerocallis almost shone. I'm not a big fan of orange plants, but I have to admit to being rather f...

A little while ago, well a few months actually, I was passed this book by Gina at Fan My Flame . It's about Loretta, a single mum ...

I've had a few days off this week and they've been really lovely days too.  One day was spent with a friend doing some family/local ...

It seems as though every time I go out in the garden at the moment I get wet.  If it's not actually raining then the masses of jungle-li...

Back in June (on my birthday actually!) I commented on a post on The Cottage Smallholder blog about a luxury hamper from Hampergifts .  Thi...

For the four years since I moved here, I've been wondering what this plant was that I inherited. It's planted next to my pond, ...

A few weeks ago I was intrigued by a cuff that Iz showed on her blog that she'd made on water soluble fabric so I decided to buy the bo...