Up until around 20 years ago, the highly versatile perfumed purple plant which was first introduced to Britain by the Romans, and once carpeted the English countryside during the summer months was in decline. This
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The Poet’s Hideaway
“Getting away from it all” a phrase that Chris and I clearly have very different ideas on. My idea is that of a rural escape in the middle of know where with the dogs in
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Forever Foraging
It’s been a while since I last posted. My time has been taken up with work, cottage improvements and nursing poorly animals. After debating for the last year about having Bunter castrated, Chris and I finally
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Sunset Bumbling at Blackdown
My first visit to Black Down was on a bitterly cold and bleak winter’s day one January a couple of years back. I can’t believe it took until last Saturday evening for me to return to explore this beautiful place
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Shere Delights & Abinger Ambles
After returning home after a few days away with work in the crazy city that is Dubai, I could not wait to get back in to my day to day life back home with Chris, the
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Finding the perfect wellington boot
As you can probably imagine, with horses and dogs my lifestyle requires me to spend the majority of my time in a boot of some sort. Over the years I have learnt to
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Sunshine in Surrey
What a lovely weekend we have had here in the South of England, with temperatures reaching the highest this year! Summer really has begun. My mother and I are quite often like ships passing in