Ravendale House

Whatever your opion of the monarchy, one thing’s for sure, we Brits certainly know how to do a royal wedding.

Good luck and much happiness to Wills and Kate.

You don’t realise how big something is until you come to cut it down. The old tree was a good example of that, but this time I’m actually talking about my buddleja globosa which is another casualty of the harsh winter.

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We love tomatoes and grow lots every year, and this year is no exception. We grow the plants from seed and germination is not usually a problem. In fact they are normally trouble free, but this year has been a bit different.

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We all know it’s been a hard winter, but I feel it may have been harder than we realised for some of our little furry friends.

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Yesterday was glorious, more like Summer than early Spring. Warm and  sunny from first thing, without a hint of wind, which is a refreshing change as it feels to have been blowing a gale for the last 10 days.

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It’s still probably a bit early to do this, but today I’ve been counting the cost of the harsh winter.

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