The World According to Mrs B

After the diggers left in May we proceeded to sow grass and clover. We were a bit worried there was going to be a period of drought just lik...

I haven't been keeping still and neither has Dr Livingstone. I finished my thesis in August and have been trying to catch up on all th...

I was checking out the weather forecast for the Formula 1 qualifying sessions and race day at Silverstone. The BBC has a special forecast de...

Going to the shops is for wimps. Trying to live off the vegetables and fruit you're trying to cultivate: now that's the real challe...

How soothing it is to unwind just sitting in the garden amidst the colours and sounds of early summer...

Mea maxima culpa for not blogging, even though I did promise to. No rest for the wicked alas. Life just got in the way of, well, everything....

One month on and I've spent a lot of hours in the garden so far. Mainly weeding and watering. It hasn't rained since the greenhouse ...

Every woman should have power tools. But she needs to use the right ones to do the job. Of course this woman likes using power tools. But ...

First time ever I've done this: sowing my own seeds and really intending to grow vegetables like a proper farmer. Not on a grand scale ...