September 12, 2021 The incredible story of Widow Twankey’s dog’s collar Widow Twankey was quite lonely and bored after all the razzamatazz with Aladdin, the genie of the lamp, the rags to riches debacle and…
January 31, 2021 The importance of a Theodolite It may be stating the obvious here, but one of the finest tools at our disposal for finding new foot paths is the Ordinance Survey map.
December 31, 2020 The magical mystical power of Mistletoe The fact that Mistletoe is a parasitic plant which grows in trees makes it an unusual plant to start with. If you add the…
December 6, 2020 Catch of this week I am really lucky to have good friends who work with fresh fish. And it is always a proper treat to see them when…
November 22, 2020 Play dates, puzzles and poetry (and a pink thing) How are you making use of extra time you have got at the moment because of Lockdown 2.0? This is the question that Jan…
October 18, 2020 ‘Cool Dude’ number 12 He is well remembered for being able to reduce Tisbury to a quivering wreck when we visited. Simply by nonchalantly approaching us and coming…
October 4, 2020 The exuberance of a healthy 255 year old! There is a huge and beautiful pear tree which grows just on the edge of Cubbington woods which is in direct line to be…
August 9, 2020 “I’ll be Meg” My Allotment: “It’s really hard work, but when I am here it’s the one place where I can forget about everything else.” My Shed Nesting: Much, much more than just finding places for things to go!