1. Looking down a tree guard and seeing that the sapling I have just planted is not caught up in the ties that hold the guard to its stake.
2. Being warm enough take off my fleece and hang it on a nearby stake.
3. During the afternoon, we are interviewed by the production team from the BBC's Countryfile. For the rest of the afternoon I can hear the occasional giggle as people remember something stupid they said to the camera. The programme will be broadcast on Sunday 17 February at 11am on BBC One.
Watering cans, eating alone and settling down.
1. The grounding weight of my watering cans. 2. Our schedules mean that I eat supper alone in the peaceable, silent kitchen. 3. Now the chil...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...
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1. Oli has written a poem describing how Tunbridge Wells makes him veer between wanting to fall in love and wanting to shoot people. Which i...
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1. The cottage across the carpark is covered in scaffolding. Now that the roofers have gone home, the family has climbed up to see the view ...