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• Pergola

  

  A couple of weeks ago, I was gazing out of the back window, and uttered the fateful words, “A pergola would look nice out there”. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Stalker

  Apparently, I have a stalker.I know this, as they sent me an anonymous text telling me as much.This charming individual called me a ‘dumb bitch’ and proceeded t... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Deck the Halls

  

  In the week running up to Christmas, when most were decking the halls with boughs of holly… we were decking.Seating areaWhen I first moved to Chook cottage, my... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Warsaw

  

  Hello… *crackle*…Testing, Testing… *crackle crackle*Apparently, I have a blog stalker. Yes… little old me has my very own stalker, who trawls around the stuff... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Fairy Tale

  

  Once upon a time there was a Mummy bear and a Daddy bear. They had two lovely children and their lives were spent skipping around the woods, hand in hand.Well…... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Operation Autumn

  

  We’ve decided to take on another garden project – and you all know how we love a good project!At the bottom of the garden is a little seating area… perfect for... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Split

  

  The last leg of our adventure took us to Split – north of Dubrovnik on the coast. Our flight was from Split back to London, and we weren’t sure if we were... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Hvar

  

  After a couple of days on the beautiful island of Mijet, we boarded another ferry and were Hvar bound. Hvar sounded much livelier than Mijet – and also looked... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Mjet

  

  After Dubrovnik, we took the ferry to Mljet. The ferry docked at Polace, but we’d read that Pomena was a slightly busier town. Getting off the ferry, there was ... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Dubrovnik

  

  Before you say it… I KNOW these next posts aren’t strictly about gardening, but I’m hoping to wing it by pretending they are foodie postsIn June my friend and... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Blooming Marvellous

  

  Today, the hottest day of the year (so far) my social media feeds are full of weather-related comments such as “don’t take your dog out” to “I’m baking to... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• New Toy

  

  Leafing through the Sunday mags, I happened across an image that fair old made my heart flutter. It was a photo of a group of people having a fine old barbeque... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Decking – the Grand Finale

  

  It seems like an age away that we had the ‘brilliant’ idea of recycling my Lovely Fit Chap’s decking and reusing it at my house… but after weeks of sweat and... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Decking – Part 4

  

  Once all the planks were laid, it was finally time to fix them to the base. LFC (lovely fit chap) and I soon swung into action, measuring, sawing, drilling pilo... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Decking – Part 3

  

  This weekend we were on a mission to make headway with the never ending decking project. All the wood was at my Lovely Fit Chap’s (henceforth known as LFC)... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Decking – Part 2

  

  As I mentioned before, my chap is having his garden decking redone, and the plan is to upcycle this to my house. Last weekend was spent lathering up a sweat,... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Decking

  

  Hello…Helloooo….Anyone there?….OK. I have massively neglected the blog, and it’s been an AGE since I popped in for an update. So to all you followers who have... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Coming Together Like a Big Fat Plan

  

  Following on from my excellent cunning plan for aquiring free plants, I had a message from a friend saying he was having a bit of a border sort out and would I... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Blooms in July

  

  This blog post needs little in the way of words… the pictures should speak for themselves :)Frilly poppyThe little patioPoppySweet peasA lovely place to chink... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• All Change at Chook Cottage

  

  Well, well, well – we’ve had a busy old time of it, here at Chook Cottage. So much so, there’s been barely time to put pen to paper, or indeed, fingers to... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 GARDENING, HOME