Category Archives: Six on Saturday

Six on Saturday – Honey all round

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

07/05/2022 Thankfully, we’ve had rain this week. A good amount, as it turns out, and on several days too, including this morning. I was very relieved to see it fall, in spite of having to drive to Kent through thick … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – If I could hold back time …

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

It feels like I might have a chance to: sow, prick out, pot on, plant, weed, crop (salads) and stand back to enjoy the chaos. Actually I wouldn’t miss this period of activity for anything! It’s such a relief to … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Maraschino anyone?

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

02/04/2022 Aye! Always with the ice and snow when the blossom starts to open! Tempted into full bloom by a couple of weeks of close to 20 deg C there are currently gorgeous displays of magnolia and cherry blossom about … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – And still they come

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

12/03/2022 It’s been a bit of a mixed week weather-wise, but Spring is surely advancing. Daffodil displays are in now full swing. In fact, there’s a local daffodil festival in Thriplow next weekend that I will try to get to. … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Spring, at an angle

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

19/02/2022 In spite of being on the edge of the second red alert zone for debris flying winds yesterday, we luckily escaped any real damage from Storm Eunice. Probably the losses of old fruit trees, dodgy branches and fences over … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Wafts from the coming season

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

05/02/2022 So February has begun. It’s certainly not spring yet, but there are hints that things are moving. It starts slowly … signs of a new season. Looked for daily, the changes are small. 1) Was it only last week … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – 22/01/2022

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

Well, there’s definitely noticeable extra daylight in the afternoons now. You can still see what you are doing outside at ~4:30pm. It makes you feel like getting on with a few projects. So we made a start on some work … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Mush, murk and muck!

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

I am sure that from my title you can tell I’ve been reading posts from some other SIXers on this wet, dismal day. I’ve not even been out for my daily walk, let alone thinking of running, because I can’t … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Cometh the day of longest shadows

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

Next Tuesday marks the Winter solstice for us northern hemisphere dwellers. No cattle will be slaughtered here to save on winter feeding (we’re veggie in any case 🤣). The Sun will nevertheless follow its lowest arc in the sky and, … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Mouse in the Greenhouse!

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

I’ve spent the day on my knees, clearing out the greenhouse. Mostly stuff (densely packed pots, fleeces, watering gadgets, feeds, labels and inventive covers accumulated over a number of years) that resides under the long bench. I’ve been finally forced … Continue reading →

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