Author Archives: Grace

For the first time in at least a couple of years, Elmo and I went on a holiday. I mean, we’ve been away, but mainly at folk festivals where we have responsibilities and our time is scheduled. But last weekend … Continue reading →

I mean, other things happened too, but why pretend it’s about anything but the food? Actually, a lot has been getting done. Francesco is very good at many things, as it turns out. He’s done a stellar job on the … Continue reading →

Sorry for delay, been away and then busy. Our new volunteer has arrived, this one is from Italy. He’s called Francesco and is lovely. He spent his first day taking some branches from an oak tree that had been seriously … Continue reading →

By the end of the heat wave (which has ended now, for sure, it’s raining hard) we had at least one little courgette coming along. Now we’re going away for two weeks, so we will have to hope that the … Continue reading →

Well, we’ll get to the flowers in a minute, because we have actually been working in this heat. Here’s me and Maxime under the house nailing up the new under-floor, having put in the new insulation. Hopefully no more wool … Continue reading →