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Blogging in the Forest

Blogging in and about the Forest of Dean I do enjoy blogging about the Forest of Dean, but finding time enough to do it justice is becoming more and more difficult. The garden of course takes up a fair bit of my time and maintaining the events calendar is also time consuming but well worth while. We do get a …

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The garden in autumn 2022

My Cinderford garden in autumn 2022 It really is autumnal now. My Cinderford garden in autumn 2022 is showing me that summer is well and truly over. It has been a very odd year for vegetable growing. The extreme heat affected many crops. Our runner beans produced the smallest crop we have ever had and the tomatoes were not that …

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Forest of Dean Music Scene

The Forest of Dean Music Scene I am constantly surprised at how vibrant the Forest of Dean Music Scene is. You only have to look at our Forest of Dean Events Calendar to see the variety of music available every week. Our local pubs are one of the main sources but there are other honorable mentions as well. Some Forest …

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Cindyfest Video

Cindyfest 2020 I popped down earlier today to take a quick look around the Cindyfest and took a short video clip. Apologies for the quality but some nice music there . Lots more later on . See here   [videopress TaLUUrFE]

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The garden this month

The garden this month This month has been so hot and dry that the garden has suffered but at last the temperature is more normal at 21 degrees. The flowers are looking very pretty. I will add a few photos here and I have inserted a video slide show below. We have had a great crop of new potatoes, all …