Monthly Archives: August 2023

The End Of The Bird-Nesting Season

This just so happens to be the last easy workday, before all hell breaks loose, and the marathon, that quickly turns to a manic 100 metre sprint starts. Welcome to the cutting-back season. This week we took our trusty mattocks … Continue reading

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All About Africa

I’m feeling all Sir Bob Geldof this week. For those that need a nudge of a reminder – Bob Geldof did this thing called Band Aid where loads of bands got together to raise money for food, for Africa. It … Continue reading

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Two Weeks To Go…

Yep, two more weeks of the Bird Nesting Season. Two more weeks of twiddling our thumbs doing not a lot. Just snipping back bramble runners that try and invade the open space that is the path, fixing benches and picking … Continue reading

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This is Recycling

By now, you might have gleaned from the blog that we’re really into recycling. We are either a miserable bunch of tight-wads who don’t enjoy spending money, or we just have a really healthy repair-and-reuse ethic. In my case, I … Continue reading

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Aerial View of the Greenway

I’ve been on holiday so there was no normal Wednesday morning workday this week. We went to Lanzarote and enjoyed a week of wall-to-wall sunshine. It was divine. We hired bikes to get about so the kids were not constantly … Continue reading

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