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It Feels Like We are on Holiday
Winter is the best time for us to work with the Wwoofers as in summer our accommodation is needed to rent to tourists to pay the bills. Winter is not always the best time for gardening, but despite the snow and the rain the messy RH bed was transformed in a morning into 4 raised […]
Continue readingThe First Wwoofer
Suilvan the “Naked” Frenchman Our first Wwoofer arrived by bike in terrible Cumbrian weather having cycled from Portugal via Wales, Scotland and on this specific day from Dumfries. He was travelling light, with everything (including his Ukelele) on the back of his bike. No surprise he was very fit having cycled all that way, but […]
Continue readingThe Garden Begins
Gardening is not my favourite thing. It is messy and hard work and we have a very large garden. Mark, my husband had a go a few years ago when his mid-life crisis kicked in, but after the polytunnel had blown away 3 times, the last time permanently we both gave up trying to live […]
Continue readingWhy Would I Spin on Mountains
Why Would I Spin on Mountains (Written Autumn 2016) Dawning Today I could see that the curtains were starting to part. Not completely open, not letting in the glorious sunshine of potential, but the glimpses of light that shine through the blinds. Well maybe that was last week. Today I dared to peep right through […]
Continue readingOrganic Dye Plant Garden
This is a new fledgling project supported by WWoofers. Watch this blog for future posts to find out more about our Organic Dye Garden at Wild Wool Workshop and see the wwoof.org.uk web site.
Continue readingSpin a Round
A challenge to spin Herdwick Wool on all 214 Wainwright mountains. I am supporting the Lake District Calvert Trust, who provide challenging outdoor activity breaks for people with disabilities, by taking a light-weight spinning wheel to the summit of all the Wainwright Fells in the Lake District. The wool will be woven into […]
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