A day visiting West Wales and the National Trust gardens at Colby Woodland (https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/colby-woodland-garden) before visiting the local beach of Amroth (https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/towns-and-villages/amroth) and a nearby walled garden in Stackpole, Pembrokeshire. (https://www.stackpole-walledgardens.co.uk/)
Read More »Meeting Friends and a Glimpse at Camper van life – Travelog in Swanage, Studland Bay and Bath
The weather this May is so beautifully warm there was no choice but to jump in the car and travel to one of the best beaches in the UK at Studland Bay (Dorset). But first a quick visit to the seaside town of Swanage to meet up with old and …
Read More »In Conversation with Biodynamic Expert Claire Hattersley
A few years ago I caught up with Claire Hattersley who was working at Weleda at the time about her life in biodynamic gardening. Topics covered include… What is biodynamic gardening?, Understanding the moon cycles, When is the best time to harvest?, How Feeding Soil effects Plants, Science and Biodynamic …
Read More »Helping Hands in Time of Need
A very day day on The Rusty Homestead and extremely grateful for the help given by Christine and Hayden who travelled from Pembrokeshire. They both work at Colby Woodland Gardens and I’ll visit them in the coming weeks. Hayden made a bird box for the homestead and put it by …
Read More »Need to Get Out of the Valley – Holiday to Tenby
Time for my first holiday in YEARS and Wales offers so many places to visit I thought it was best to head to the coast.
Read More »Traditional Welsh Cawl
It’s raining this weekend so I’m huddled in my little welsh miners cottage in the valleys of South Wales making traditional welsh Cawl. While it cooks let’s sit on the sofa and have a general chit-chat while the cats play in front of the fire; including topics such as living …
Read More »First Meal in the New Home
First meal in the new house and it’s a traditional welsh soup – leek and potato.
Read More »Trying to create a home
After my walk around the village it is time to head home and start unpacking the boxes.
Read More »Living Alone in Wales – Moving into New Home
Waking up to a new life in Wales (after 30 years living in England including 20 years in London) but things don’t get off on the right foot.
Read More »Where do I turn next?
I have been feeling unsettled for a while now, long before the UK national lockdowns. In fact it was the lockdowns that gave me an insight into what I had possibility been looking for in the previous few years. You see for the past eight years or so I’ve been …
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