Tag Archives: butterflies
We finished re-staining the benches…
Today, we cracked on with re-staining the rest of our bench collection with my mate, who does what it says on the tin, Ronseal. And it didn’t rain!!! There’s a first!! Don’t they look absolutely divine. Simple, yet elegant design, … Continue reading
Playing Farmers
It’s always a tremendous feeling to be at the start of a wildflower-glade creation. Sowing the seeds that we collected last summer, and adding new seeds to the mix, to try to increase the biodiversity. To not do this means … Continue reading
Renaming The Benches
We have some new additions to our bench collection, and some modifications, due to the over-enthusiastic youth trying to wrestle with them last year, after too much fighting juice. We also have the first of the Spring blossom. The feel-good … Continue reading
You Could Drive A Tank Through That Gap…
A question often debated, by the various people who claim to know what they are talking about, is how wide should the path be. We have the one side who would opt for the skinny single-file track, and then the … Continue reading
Nearly Rained Off…
The blog schedule told us that we were re-staining the benches today. The weather told us different. I looked at the forecast yesterday and thought it would be rained off, so didn’t bother getting the woodstain. Today looked dry at … Continue reading
Goodbye Big Will
We had to say “goodbye” to Big Will today. But more of that, later… The greenway is all things to all people – a path for everyone. So I took my family at the weekend and planted some trees. Note … Continue reading
We Have New Mugs…
I decided that we needed something new to drink our coffee out of. What better way to introduce our branded enamel mugs… I love ’em. Everybody loves ’em. And these bad-boys are not for sale in our shop… yet!! Let … Continue reading
Emergency Measures!!
Please don’t use the slope that runs between the Cawston Bridleway and the greenway. It’s like a Val-d’Isere ski run. Some poor bloke came off his pushbike trying to cycle down it a couple of weeks ago. The wail of … Continue reading
Another clearing, of sorts…
But before we get into it, you might have noticed a new tab on the menu bar named “Join In”. If you want to join in, it needs to be with us, under a designated workday. This is for insurance … Continue reading
The bench rises from the ashes
Firstly let’s talk about this bench. We inherited the frames from Rugby Borough Council in February 2011. They were surplus to requirements so they asked us if we would like to recycle them. The fact that they are made out … Continue reading
