The Lincoln area awoke to a sharp frost yesterday morning. We’re used to it by now, of course; in fact, compared to December and January, yesterday was relatively balmy.
But it did prove one thing: I’m one heck of a worrier. Why else would I have suggested, on looking out onto our back garden, that “perhaps [...]

We are slowly learning the dark art of gardening. Our piece of hallowed ground is part of a larger community plot, this photo was taken on the 5th June 2009, before the assault began!

The border on the left was where a shed used to stand. In front of the fence is a row of Verbena [...]

Lots — and I mean lots — of butterflies around recently, especially on the buddleia plants in the park across the road. When there are as many butterflies as this, you notice how they seem almost to fly in formation. Not quite the Red Arrows, though. Mostly the Cabbage Whites actually, although we did see [...]

“That back corner of our garden is looking tatty,” I said. Shana agreed something had to be done about it. First we cleared the assorted builder’s rubble. (Does that mean rubble from assorted builders? Who knows? Who cares even?) Then this morning we started putting some of the concrete slabs back, only in a more [...]