This for me has been the year of the cucumber, and considering how hot and dry it has been this year I am amazed by how many cucumbers I h...

  Alan has worked like a trooper this week and he has the sore, creaky knees to prove it.   All the underfloor heating mats were first glued...

  After a week of working hard at the bungalow, mostly on his own, Alan needed a break and some nice fresh air.  So with the temperatures go...

  Tea, toast and marmalade - Artist Lucy Almey Bird It's that time of year again for me, time to dig out all the fruit peelings, cores a...

  My little black fold-up bag is probably one of the hardest working things I have owned for years.   I bought it way back in 2013 when we f...