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September
Skeins of geese fly over the roof tops, honking gentle encouragement to each other. It is a time of change in the natural world as creatures all over the planet follow the irresistible, internal tug to migrate. The geese trace … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment, autumn, dried beans, dried peas, geese, migration, new shoes, pumpkins, school, soil, stews, winter
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Seasonal rituals
The children went back to school and it all seemed to be going okay. Then the news came that gatherings were being restricted to six people due to a rise in Covid numbers. My heart sank. After all that has … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged allotment, autumn, bulbs, children, colds, cough, Covid, covid restrictions, covid test, COVID-19, crocuses, flu, geese, manure, migration, new term, nurse, pansies, parenting, return to school, runny nose, tulips, vaccines, winter, work
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In like a lion…
March has been all lion down our way (if you hold with the old saying that is). Weβve had endless grey skies and blustery winds. All my daffodils are bent at right angles. In the fields towards the mouth of … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged bittercress, estuary, geese, golden saxifrage, green hellebore, hairy-footed bumblebees, heron, lamb, lesser periwinkle, lion, lungwort, march, Margaret Erskine Wilson, primroses, scurvy grass, star of Bethlehem, sweet violets, vernal whitlow grass, vitamin C, water meadows, white butterbur, wildflowers of Britain, wind, yellow
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September
The festivity that occupies the majority of Steve Roudβs chapter on September in his book, The English Year, is Harvest Festival. We have some friends who lived for a while in America and every year they celebrate Thanksgiving. While Iβm … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Wildlife
Tagged apples, autumn, autumn migration, butcher, christmas, corn, corn dollies, custard, geese, giving thanks, goose, harvest, harvest festival, Harvest Pudding, harvest rituals, harvest supper, hedgerows, hogweed, itching powder, local, Michaelmas, pagan fertility rites, rose hips, september, steam pudding, Stephen Moss, steve roud, teasels, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, the english year, wheat, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, willow herb
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Wildlife encounters
This weekend was a packed one for wildlife sightings. On a walk with our friend Emily we spotted three little frogs hanging out in some muddy puddles. Little Owl loved it when we gently tickled them with some grass and … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged elephant hawk-moth caterpillar, frogs, geese, illustration, migration, walk
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Bonfire Night
Bonfire night! I love it! I don’t suppose I’m that bothered about Guy Fawkes etc but I do love sitting out under a starry sky beside a bonfire. We don’t do fireworks as we’re on the farm. Our indefatigable next … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside, Illustration
Tagged bonfire night, cinder toffee, delia smith, fireworks, geese, illustration, migration, parkin, sparklers
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