A Happy New Year from Vanda and Eddie We would both like to wish all our friends and visitors to our website a very happy and prosperous new year. It has been a momentous year for us all but one thing is without any doubt at all is that we made the right decision to move to Cinderford. We like …
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 …
Loving the Forest of Dean
Loving the Forest of Dean We have now been here in Cinderford for just about 6 years. The Forest of Dean was our first choice when I retired and we chose Cinderford as one of the nicest towns as well as one of the most convenient, close to Gloucester, Cheltenham, Ross, Monmouth and Hereford. We have never regretted that choice, …
Enjoying the spring garden
Enjoying the spring garden With all this smashing sunny weather, Vanda and I have both been enjoying the garden. Our new potatoes are all showing their tops now, the first couple of rows of cauliflowers have been planted and leeks and spring onion seeds are in seed trays. I also treated myself to another small Acer yesterday that you can …
Big changes for us
Big changes for us personally and on this website The last few months have been eventful. I have been busy creating 2 websites – The Royal Forest of Dean Angling Club which is being maintained now by a new friend Ash who is a great guy from Cinderford , and an E Commerce site selling sweets Candeee Box Sweets Our friends …
Cinderford Gardening Club
Cinderford Gardening Club As you all know, gardening is one of my great loves so I am trying to set up a new club. There is a website Cinderford Gardening Website so do take a look. If you are interested in gardening then please do come along to our meeting of the Cinderford Gardening Club on the 25th November at …
The Vegetable Garden
The Vegetable Garden The Vegetable Garden is no longer producing a lot to eat, but this years crop is looking good. We are just coming to the end of the leeks, and we have a few cabbages that are almost ready to eat. Right through the winter te vegetable garden fed us well. This years planting Cauliflowers are up, rhubarb …
Anyone can grow some fruit and veg
Anyone can grow some fruit and veg yes, anyone can grow some fruit and veg even if you don’t have a garden. Window ledges and sills are perfect places to start seeds off and even to grow on to full size. Good examples are lettuce, spring onions and just about any salad leaf can be grown in pots on your …
Growing your own
Growing your own vegetables Amid all the doom and gloom over coronavirus , the last few days have been warm and gloriously sunny, so Vanda and I have been out in the garden and thoroughly enjoying it. We are still eating leeks, onions, garlic and purple sprouting from the garden. These of course will soon be coming to an end …
Self Isolating in the Forest of Dean
Self Isolating in the Forest of Dean Like many others we are doing our best to stay at home as much as possible, but the fact of the matter is it is simply impossible to completely self isolate. We retired here 5 years ago so we don’t have family members to help. our children live in Manchester, Southampton Stonehouse and …