Ravendale House

I once tried to explain to my dad, who must have been in his late 80′s at the time, what the Internet was. I likened it to the biggest library in the world, that had every book ever written, or the biggest encyclopedia in the world, that contained every fact known to man, and all of it just a ‘click’ away at your fingertips. Whether he really understood I don’t know.

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I’ve always been a huge fan of the Antiques Roadshow, I suppose we all harbour dreams of finding a valuable heirloom in the attic, but if we can’t find one ourselves, how nice it is to watch and share in the good fortune of others.

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I should have done my Big Garden Birdwatch today instead of yesterday. This morning at 8.30am the bird feeder was alive with activity.

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This year, for the second time, I’ve taken part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. Here are my results.

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At the end of last year I wrote what I thought would be my last post on the subject of the pub at the end of the garden. How wrong could I be? Things are beginning to happen.

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It occurred to me the other day that in all my ramblings I’ve only ever written about ivy in passing, and I think it probably deserves a post of it’s own. It’s simple really, my advice on ivy would be, “Don’t do it!”

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It’s the same every year, as winter approaches I’m always determined to continue gardening right through until Spring, let’s face it you can always find some jobs to do in a garden this size. But every year I don’t seem to manage it.

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Here’s a bit of observational trivia that you might find amusing.

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Yesterday was a pretty normal day for the beginning of January, dull, cold and very, very, windy. At 11.50pm I was in the bathroom getting ready for bed.

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The next best thing to a heartwarming story to start the New Year, is having a good old clear out of drawers and cupboards. And so with that in mind I’ve spent the last few days delving into the darkest recesses of sideboards, kitchen cupboards and the like. Let’s face it I’m hardly going to do any gardening, it’s been blowing a gale here.

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