Perhaps it is another sign of old age. Last week I was painting the garden fence and stood on a chair to reach the top. The chair collapsed, I came tumbling down and of course the first thing I grabbed was the brand new 5 litre pot of red cedar fence paint. I was liberally covered in a wet cold …
The vegetable Garden
At last we are getting some decent weather and everything in the garden is doing well. The photo on the left is an aubergine flower. This little plant is covered with them. Our pepper plant was also an experiment and that is fruiting as well. Tomatoes were thinned out today, and all we need now for them is a few …
The good life
The last few months have been marvelous. Prior to moving to the Forest of Dean we lived in Churchdown for over 30 years. It was certainly the right decision both to sell our business ( Softdata Internet Ltd ) and to make the move to a smaller house in a cheaper area. There is now plenty of time to enjoy …
I have worked hard all my life. Now
I have worked hard all my life. Now I am really enjoying my retirement. It was a big gamble selling the business and then our house in Churchdown but it has all worked out very well. Both Vanda and I are loving living in the Royal Forest of Dean. The house is perfect for us and our garden is slowly …
Settling in nicely now in the Royal Forest of Dean
We are now well under way in our new life in Cinderford. A wood burner has been installed and we have got rid of the terrible wallpaper on the chimney breast. This morning we had our very first load of logs delivered. It is now stacked in the shed ready for use. I must confess it half killed me moving …
Enjoying the Forest of Dean
I must say, both Vanda and I are thoroughly enjoying living in Cinderford. We have now planted up the vegetable garden, and we are now having a good time pottering about in it . The CD’s you can see hanging there are our own “scarecrow”. As soon as I planted anything the magpies were there pecking at the plants, so …
Creating a vegetable plot
Work is now well under way to create our new vegetable plot. The redoubtable Ben is seen here rotovating the lawn and getting ready for the new vegetable garden. This will all be “Deep Beds” so never walked upon. We are hoping to be able to start planting early next week. As well as the gardening there is still a …
A big Thank you to Luke at Softdata Internet
I have always been a great supporter of local business. When I retired I wanted a reliable blog, not for business purposes but as part of my retirement. I went to Softdata because I know the company and Luke, and really didn’t want my money going to another large corporation that hardly notices I’m there. I haven’t been disappointed. The …