Author Archives: Zoe Lynch

In the Garden: Almost there!

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Zoe Lynch

Looking from just outside the sitting room French doors I have been sat gazing at this for the past half hour. We have been working on it like navvies the last two days to try and get it somewhere near … Continue reading →

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Bee-keeping: Swarm Update

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Zoe Lynch

My joy wasn’t long-lived. I went to see how the swarm had settled into their new abode and top up their feed should they need it. It was grey, but it had stopped raining for a while, so I decided … Continue reading →

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Bee-keeping: Collecting a Swarm

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Zoe Lynch

Today I lost my collecting a Swarm Cherry. Up until now, I had never seen a swarm of bees up close and personal.  I had gone to the orchard just to do a cursory check on my bees, because we have … Continue reading →

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Things I like to do: Learning to Knit

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Zoe Lynch

I have been learning to knit all my life. Each attempt has ended in abject failure. So much so in fact, that my attempts at knitting have become one of my husband’s favourite anecdotes. ‘My wife is so tight, even … Continue reading →

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In the Garden: Work in progress

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Zoe Lynch

I promised some months ago to keep you updated about the modifications we are making to the garden – it’s a long process, because with the exception of Robyn’s Tree, virtually nothing of the original garden exists. I couldn’t bear … Continue reading →

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In the Garden: A bees eye view

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Zoe Lynch

Easter’s been and gone; the seasonal reminder of new life and new beginnings whichever faith you practise. Spring seems to be racing ahead – catching me unaware as the early blossom of the cherry plums in the hedgerows fade, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee-keeping, Hens, Keeping Chickens, My Garden, Photography, Signs of Spring | 6 Comments

In the Garden: Weather

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Zoe Lynch

Yes, I know it is a cliché; we Brits are obsessed by the weather – but the weather does seem to be very bizarre lately. We have had no rain in months, and despite emerging from Winter into what has been a … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Nectarine blossom in the garden

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Zoe Lynch
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Birdwatching: Common Buzzards (Buteo buteo)

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Zoe Lynch

When I had my old blog, Garden Hopping; now long dead and buried; I would frequently post photographs of the various birds that visited my garden, from the cutest Wren, to Sparrow Hawks  preying on the smaller birds on the … Continue reading →

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In the Garden: Dog’s Tooth Violets (Erythronium dens-canis ‘Pagoda’)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Zoe Lynch

I wasn’t sure whether to bother with any words today, should I just let the images speak for themselves? Also the footfall on the blog has been piteous in recent months and it is not read by many people either, … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Life, My Garden, Photography, Signs of Spring | 20 Comments