Cottagekaren22's Blog archive

Tidy up time!

It’s been a miserable winter in my house. Three really nasty chest infections on...

Anniversary

It’s exactly a year ago today that I received the keys to our new home in Dorset....

Little additions at the Front

Afternoon all! What a beautiful crisp Winter’s day! I thought I’d take this opportunity...

Beautiful January Morning

I’m so relieved that the gales didn’t hit us this time. I hope everyone is ok. I...

My New Garden - First Year

Last night I looked back again at the first year of my new Courtyard-style garden....

Hauled our as**s up the Tor at last! :)

Well, we finally made it to Glastonbury on Saturday. The weather was gloomy but still...

Back in Fontmell Magna for a lovely sunny stroll

Fontmell has been a place since the year 888AD! And it is a really beautiful village...

Front Garden Potterings with Pests!

The front isn’t really how I would like it to be, but hey ho, I will get there gradually....

Sombre November

It feels like weeks since we had a glimpse of the sun. And here on the top of the...

New Garden and A Challenging Year

Now that we (in the Northern Hemisphere) are all hunkering down, cosying up and dreaming...

Autumn at Stourhead

We both love visiting Stourhead, and we try to go at least every couple of weeks...

Jungle vibes

My Fatsia has grown so tall on its single stem that it is now tree like and about...