The Vale of Aylesbury #walks #CoombeHill
The Vale of Aylesbury #walks #CoombeHill
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The Vale of Aylesbury #walks #CoombeHill
Continue readingAnemones are not our enemies, at the sign at Stoke Woods says… #Spring #flowers🌾 #woodland #walks #GoodFriday
Continue readingA walk around the Sherbourne Estate… #Cotswolds #countrysideambling #walks
Continue readingDuring summer recess from band @vnemma and have been enjoying some evening walks… #summer???? #walks
Continue readingOld lanes and field systems… #theoldways #farminghistory #nature #walks
Continue readingLike an ivy covered stag… #trees #nature #walks
Continue readingCold and crispy evening walk at Somerton canal… #winter❄ #frost #canal #walks
Continue readingWhy have I not been to Badbury Woods before? #bluebells #walks #beautiful #woods #woodland #spring
Continue readingWe had a bit of a quieter day today, heading off to Snape Maltings mid-morning to see an exhibition by the intriguingly-named Jelly Green; a local artist who usually paints livestock but in this exhibiton was showcasing more landscapes. We…
Continue readingToday has been Emma’s birthday. As something a bit different this year, we’ve had a night away at the Bourne Valley Inn in St Mary Bourne in rural Hampshire. Yesterday we visited Avebury to see the biggest stone circle in…
Continue readingAfter an early start to Saturday, giving the house a good clean, Emma and I headed out to Oxford just after midday to meet my Mum and Dad at The Perch Inn, Binsey – just on the edge of Port…
Continue readingEmma is on nights this weekend, and so, with the chances that a large part of tomorrow will be spent asleep, we headed out this morning with the aim of spending as much time as possible outdoors enjoying the weather….
Continue readingFollowing on from the butchers yesterday we made our pilgrimage into Bicester for the vegetables but completely forgot to pick up our passport application forms… ggrrr! Emma had ordered some barerooted trees and shrubs from Buckingham Nurseries and so, as…
Continue readingThis weekend we finally managed to “Christmas” Emma after the washout that was last Sunday, when we got down to the New Forest for New Year. We had roast beef dinner to see out the old year and then settled…
Continue readingOne of the upsides of the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano eruption and the resulting ash cloud has been a cloudless sky, devoid of any vapour trails. Saturday began with a trip into Headington to collect 1920’s original fireplace from Nicola. Having just…
Continue readingWe spent a nice morning outside cleaning out the bunnies and the chickens before I disappeared inside to dismember the rest of the turkey and boiled the carcass up into a delicious soup. This afternoon, we headed out to the…
Continue readingA year ago today I got my new kitchen, and I love it. It seems appropriate therefore that I have spent a good part of today in my kitchen. Tuned to Radio 4 dramas and comedies on the iPlayer I…
Continue reading~ Today was the kind of winter’s day that cannot be beaten; cold and bright. It being the first day of Emma and my little mini-holiday, we had a leisurely breakfast and headed out for a walk at Burnham Beeches,…
Continue readingWe haven’t been to Brill for a while and so that’s where we decided to go for a bit of a wander today. It’s been changeable weather today, and, true to form, as we arrived the rain pounded down on…
Continue reading~ Emma’s best friend, Caroline and her children came to visit us on their way back up north. It was nice to see them and they got to meet the chickens. Sadly they weren’t here for very long but we…
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