Posts by Benjamin Dickins

I finished my last blog saying that the weather forecast was looking good and that it would be a productive week.  Thankfully one of these was true … We, and more importantly our guests, have enjoyed the hottest and driest week of the year so far, with temperatures reaching well into the 20s. We have…

Again, no blog for 2 weeks and for much the same reason as before.  We have been busy but on things that either take a bit more time to achieve, or that don’t make for great images. The advantage of the last couple of weeks however, is that the weather has been much kinder to…

I didn’t post a blog last week as, while we had been busy, our work had been lots of small but necessary tasks that don’t make for great pictures.  To some degree the same is true of this week too but I have been able to do a couple of things where you can see…

As I mentioned in last week’s blog, we have been entertaining David’s Dad, Roger, for the week. Sadly for him the weather has continued much as it has been all year and, for the first time in his spring visits, we haven’t been able to BBQ or eat outside. The week started wet and only…

Apologies for not posting a blog last week.  The last couple of weeks have been a little ‘bitty’ with lots going on but no great leaps forward and not so many photos. Despite that, I had intended to write something and was torn between a title of ‘It’ll be all white on the night’ or…

Thankfully, the weather has continued to be kind and, despite the poor forecast and outlook when I wrote last week’s blog, there have been a number of dry days that enabled me to continue some of the work I had begun last week. That was focussing my attention on the south west corner of the…

Having said in last week’s blog that the ratio between wet and dry days was beginning to improve the start of this week began a little damp again. It forced me to remain indoors and, finally, complete the major project of taking down all the Christmas decorations and pack them away in the store room. …

Sunday 03 March – Not so much of a ‘leap’ forward Last week’s blog said that 2024 has begun in a similar manner as 2023 did – wet and, at times, blustery.  As February gave way to March, the UK Met Office published data that showed February 2024 had been the wettest month on record. …

The last sentence of my previous blog said that the forecast for the start of the week was for drier weather.  It was – for a day! On that dry Monday I continued to cut hedges and completed the longer of the 2 which surround Granary’s garden.  It is one where honey-fungus is slowly taking…

I am pleased to say the last 7 days have been much more productive and also more fun than the previous few. Perhaps more fun, isn’t quite accurate, but it has been a week of gift giving.  Last Monday (12th) was David and my anniversary.  We’ve made it to 14 years in our relationship (somehow!)…