Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration. One of the must-haves in our next home is a decent garden. This is especially important as I feel we’ve let the kids down with the one we have at the moment. Making it more kid-friendly was always on our to-do list, but we only got round to dealing …
Last week, I wrote a post about what appeared to be a bronze age discovery in our back garden. It turned out to be a manhole cover that a previous owner had seen fit to bury under the lawn. And what does every blog post about a surprise manhole cover need? Why, a sequel, of …
We recently celebrated eight years living in our house. I say ‘celebrated’. Commiserated would be a better word. That’s not to say we don’t like our house. On the contrary. It’s a lovely character property and I’ll be genuinely saddened if we ever move out. It’s just that, since we moved in, we’ve had no end …
It’s amazing how having kids can cause you to put things off. Take our garden, for example. We’ve lived in our house for almost eight years and have only just started making it our own! Does it show that I’m not a natural gardener? That’s not to say that we’ve been lazy or, indeed, that I’m …
I’m going to start this post with a confession. I’m awful when it comes to looking after the garden! I mow the lawn – probably less often than I should – and pull up weeds. Basically, I’m reactive instead of proactive. In fact, all we’ve really done is maintain what we have rather than improve …
With the summer holidays in full swing, we’ve been trying to get the children outside as much as possible. Fortunately, help is at hand thanks to my parents and their garden! Until recently, I had no idea that Dylan and Xander had their own little plot in it. I was also oblivious to the fact that they’ve …
Now that the decent weather is well and truly here, it’s time to do the gardening that you’ve been putting off for ages. I’m sure I can’t be the only person that statement is true of! One of the outdoor jobs I least look forward to every year is cutting the grass. Although small, our …
This week has mostly been one of trying to get things done amid really annoying hindrances. I’ve been doing my best to complete projects at work before I leave next week despite technology’s best efforts. I’ve also done battle with nature in a desperate bid to find the garden I’m convinced the house came with. …