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The rain continues to fall, sometimes  drifting  from a thatch of monotonous  grey,  sometimes hammering down from dark  thunder clouds, which rear into the sky amongst the bright cirrus. I revel in these heavy downpours and their interruption by the warm sun which … Continue reading →

Describing the advantages of ‘dirty weather’  for  shooting geese a couple of days back appears to have been evocative, because yesterday was filthy! A proper autumn day, fretting winds  tugging  impatiently at the first dying leaves accompanied by torrential rain which plastered them to the sodden ground. … Continue reading →

The geese are abroad. I hear the wild cry of greylags in the half  light of dawn and in the pinky dusk, and on occasion see the distant skeins, which even at such range traverse the horizon with incredible speed. At night the … Continue reading →

Whilst Autumn and early winter is mainly a time of converting the summers stock into meat for the freezer, there is an exception. Now is the time we traditionally buy in our weaner pigs, to take advantage of the free food associated with the season, acorns, … Continue reading →

Arriving early at my parents house this morning I noticed the first frost of the season. The flattened divots nestling amongst the tussocky grass of the back paddock where mealy white and closer inspection reviled  leaf blades toothed with minute crystals.The sky was  bright with an unmasked sun … Continue reading →

I left Chris last Thursday with the vast majority of his roof done. Every stop had been pulled out and then some to get the job  complete, but the thirteen hour days payed off. Back home things are distinctly autumnal … Continue reading →

Sorry about the lack of blogs of late, but as I said things have been rather busy! I’ve just returned from four days in Chaily, East Sussex where I was helping a friend re roof a stable block. It’s a … Continue reading →

Life is hectic, time is short, but I just wanted to add a quick blog to say that a two man team from ‘Video Jug’ came to film me foraging and cooking with wild foods today. They were extremely professional and I’m … Continue reading →

It’s a topsy turvy kind of life I lead sometimes, so while the rest of the nation were contemplating how best to relax over the bank holiday weekend, I was busier than ever. On Saturday I had a mother and … Continue reading →

The first blackberries have reached perfection now and whilst Em gave a singing lesson in the cottage, Gabriel and I headed over the road to find some food.  He cottons on fairly fast, especially where eating is involved and after watching … Continue reading →