There are things that will forever remind me of our other homes. Now, whenever I see a dahlia, I automatically think of Denmark. To be honest, I wasn’t fond of them before we moved there, they weren’t that fashionable at the time in the UK, and most people associated them with old people’s gardens… […]
Sunday Photo – Giant Oak
I think this has to be the biggest oak tree I have ever seen, it takes four of us to join hands around its trunk. Luckily we get to hug it often as it belongs to my sister…
Market Day – Winchester
Long term readers will already know how much I love a market – especially one that involves food! I spent hours in Copenhagen’s Torvehallerne, and you would find me most weeks (usually getting told off for picking something or other up) wandering Munich’s beautiful Viktualienmarkt… Whilst we don’t have anything quite on that scale in […]
Sunday Photo – Cousins
Cousins. They spent hours digging a hole, claiming at one point to have found a “worm ant”. We found it was a stag beetle larvae (thanks Google) which if you are three (and if you are much older than that actually!) was just the best thing ever. We put him back and wished him on […]
Investigating the Brickosaurs at Marwell Zoo
Given that the Three-Year-old has a pretty vivid imagination, it was nice to be able to answer “yes, I think we will” when he asked whether we might see a dinosaur at Marwell… Luckily for him, from now until the 1st September there are 36 giant Prehistoric Lego creatures dotted amongst the Zoo’s usual […]
Sunday Photo – Goat Conversations
Chatting about all sorts at Finkley recently…
10 tips on surviving a house renovation project
We still have a few bits and pieces to do, a little bit more painting here and there (there’s still a bit of blue to get rid of!), pictures to hang, etc. but the first stage of our house renovation project is complete! Taking out the entire chimney breast and making two odd pokey […]
Sunday Photo – Bluebell Woods
Meeting the Burrowers – Hawk Conservancy Trust
The eagle-eyed amongst you (!) might remember our Red Kite rescue a few months back?… You may also remember we were allowed to release her back into the wild, thanks to the wonderful people at the Hawk Conservancy who nursed her back to health and confirmed she was all good to go…? It’s been years […]
Sunday Photo – Crab Wood
Crab Wood, Winchester. 200 hectares of ancient woodland and I have no clue what the name has to do with crabs. This particular photo was taken at the beginning of the week when it was much colder. I have taken a little hiatus this past week thanks to the Easter holidays. Not so much as […]