Project 365 2022 Week 9-12 Day 58 – 85 A bumper post as life has just got in the way of the blog recently. Back to school for my son, the end of Covid testing twice a week for school too. A second Covid vaccination for my son and a couple of child-free weekend dates…Continue reading Project 365 2022 Week 9-12
Tag: Snowdrops
Project 365 2022 Week 6
Project 365 2022 Week 6 Day 37 – 43 The week that saw Pippi and Fudge go out in the garden by themselves and saw me enjoying the snowdrops at Stowe on my day off. Sunday 6th February – Day 37 The Queen has ruled for 70 years today. What an amazing woman she is.…Continue reading Project 365 2022 Week 6
Spotting snowdrops at Painswick Rococo Garden
Last weekend we got to visit somewhere that’s been on my ‘to do’ list for a couple of years, and we’ve never quite made it. But I was determined this year that we would go without fail, we’d already had to cancel one weekend I’d planned but on Sunday we drove over to Gloucestershire to…Continue reading Spotting snowdrops at Painswick Rococo Garden
Exploring Stars and Snowdrops at Hanwell Castle
We’ve been trying to enjoy places on our doorstep this year and spend more time appreciating local attractions. With that in mind we decided to spend some time exploring Stars and Snowdrops at Hanwell Castle earlier in the month. The private property only opens very occasionally, and for one weekend in February so I’d made a…Continue reading Exploring Stars and Snowdrops at Hanwell Castle
Favourite places to spot Snowdrops across the country
I’m not a winter person at all, but as soon as I see Snowdrops on the ground, I know that Spring is on its way. There may be some cold weather before it finally brings colour back into my garden but I know it’s coming. I thought I’d pull together a list of some favourite…Continue reading Favourite places to spot Snowdrops across the country
A flying visit to Dimminsdale Nature Reserve
We were staying with my best friend last weekend. She lives in Derbyshire, close to the border with Leicestershire and on the Saturday we spent the day walking round the Calke Abbey estate. It’s somewhere we all love exploring, and a must for every trip. For the first time we actually went inside the house…Continue reading A flying visit to Dimminsdale Nature Reserve