(12th September 2024, 12.5 miles) The following morning, and after an excellent, large breakfast requiring intense, uninterrupted attention, we prepared to leave Darrowby/Grassington and packed away our overnight stuff ready for collection. I had arranged for Sherpa Van to transport our two wheelie bags between overnight stops. This meant having the bags packed, zipped and […]
(11th September 2024 – 15½ miles) We had last been in Skipton two years previously. Back then, Jim and I were hiking the Dales High Way – a smashing long distance footpath which I have yet to write up and post to The Walking Gardener. Sorry. But hey. Enough self flagellation. On this our second […]
100 miles on foot through Yorkshire and Cumbria In 1643, the 60 year old Lady Anne Clifford inherited the lands which should have been hers at the death of her father 38 years earlier – but instead were grabbed by her uncle. But even 38 years late, her inheritance was one worth waiting for. As […]
The Anxious Gardener 
Hi Tracy (I was thinking, who's AG? Poor lass is confused, they're not my initials. Duh). Mortified that Jim sent out that email. We had words! Made another 4 nest boxes yesterday, that's 11 in total so they better had start nesting soon.
Big Night Out soon – have you been learning lyrics?
As for holding my head. That isn't my hand!! Seriously. Who's it is and where it came from? Who knows. Worrying and a little scary.
Jason – the lambs are normally born in March but the randy ram got in with two ewes a month early, so the farmer thought she may as well let him have full and unfettered access to the whole harem. (Thanks for the Blotanical tip – signed up)
Katherine, hi. Which one would you like? I'll wrap it up in brown paper and pop it in the post. No charge.
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Can I take one home please, they are adorable! You've made me want to track down our local sheep farm.
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That's a proper spring sight, won't be long and they'll be plenty more along. I have to disappoint you on the TV suggestion. I think that many of the people are coming through Blotanical, a directory of gardening websites that I registered with a couple of days ago. It's really interesting and worth taking a look at.
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Dear AG, your lamb photos have cheered me up no end after a cheerless day at work and with a 7.30am train to London looming..
Spring is coming! Our Robins are definitely nesting in our side wall. I'm a bit worried as it is quite early but the RSPB site has lots of reports of nesting birds I guess due to the mild weather. Off to buy mealworms on Thursday for them.
You have left out of your profile what a competent gardener you are and that you don't spend all day holding your head…
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