Things really start to get interesting in the garden again about now. I wonder if it’s all the rain that has made the first berries so spectacular this year? The Viburnum rhytidophyllum (leather leaf) has been a sight to behold with bright red, almost shiny berries; and a little further West towards the hotel the [...]

When you live on a piece of land you get to notice small changes and things out of the ordinary. Today, walking by the river I immediately noticed that a young oak tree of about 15-20 years old had been completely debarked by squirrels over the last couple of days. Once the bark and the [...]

May I have a copy of your tariff please? Not an unreasonable question and one that used to be an easy request to comply with. In the good old days a hotel had a tariff for the year and that was the price you paid for your bedroom. If you were lucky there were seasonal [...]

Does anyone remember an American cartoon which used to air late at night called , ‘King of the HIll’? It was all about Texan Hank Hill who sells propane, believes in the American Way and loves his ride on lawn mower more than his wife. I think I am getting that Hank Hill feeling now [...]