Oh my goodness…this weather! I’m sure the cherries aren’t usually so early, yet we have them dropping from the tree....
After a beautiful February when I dusted the moths off my denim (almost) mini-skirt, today, at the back end of...
Whisper it – spring is here (maybe). The birds are chirping away like there’s no tomorrow and our customers have a happy spring in their steps. But as my parents always say – ‘ne’er cast a clout till May be out’ – a clout being an old word for a...
As I write this on a mild January day, I’m beginning to wonder where winter is this year. Maybe it...
What a summer we had! The heatwave meant the crops were in remarkably early, allowing the farmers a more sociable...
The kitchen garden is in its element at the moment with beans, kale, chard, beetroot, carrots, lettuce, courgettes, cucumber, tomatoes, herbs and more. Ivan has done an amazing job keeping on top of the considerable watering and weeding – thank you Mr Robson! It’s such a pleasure to save picking...
The birds are doing their best to eat the sprouting kaibroc before us so we are having to take drastic...
This month, we are mostly obsessing about our beautiful new Sussex hens, courtesy of James Baty at North Acomb Farm,...
Oh my goodness, we are hanging out for springtime… I walked through Corbridge the other day and the crocuses were psychedelic against the dismal winter colours, the sun was out – the promise of spring and everything turning green is too much to bear! We’ve been busy with wedding viewings...
The whole garden has been cloaked in sparkle dust today. We had to stop picking the kale mid-December as it...
It’s so cold we barely want to go out in the garden and pick at the moment. But the bonus...
Having just returned from a very relaxing, sea-tastic and majorly foodie holiday in Cornwall it has been quite tricky to get back into work mode. After a wedding for 150 (the loveliest couple) and Sunday lunch for 100 the next day (in three hours) I literally feel like I am...
