Bird of the Month June: Carrion Crow
The choice for my bird of the month for June was an easy one. I've chosen the Carrion Crow. Even before we found an injured juvenile crow in our garden last week, crows were featuring heavily in my month. In June
One Year Without Buddy
June has marked one whole year without our beautiful Buddy dog. I haven't talked about it much in my public space as it feels like quite an awkward subject matter and I was too raw to handle any criticism (which
10 Years, 10 Women, 10 Lessons
I was going to write a blog post with 10 things I've learnt from 10 years in business. I started it and realised I would much rather hear from some of the amazing women who I've met in the past
How It All Began
This week marks ten years since I registered as self employed and began my business journey. Ten years! I honestly can't believe I've been doing this for a decade. It genuinely still feels brand new. I still look at other
Bird of the Month May: The Siskin
I have chosen the siskin as my bird of the month for May. These little yellow sweethearts have been our constant companions in the garden this month. We haven't really seen siskins on the feeders here before - except the
Pig is two!
Aaaaand just like that, I have a two year old! One to two whooshed by like a sneaky flying thing. Pig has done so much in a year. He's learnt how to walk, run, jump (sort of). He dances and bounces
Bird of the Month April: Oystercatcher
I've chosen the oystercatcher as my bird of the month for April. I've always loved oystercatchers. They were my Gran's favourite bird (and I have a Mairi Hedderwick oystercatcher print that was hers). They are seaside nostalgia. They are noisy and
Bird of the Month March: Eurasian Jay
I have chosen the jay as my bird of the month for March. Jays are woodland birds and we are lucky to live on the edge of a wood. Our neighbours have lovely mature gardens with lots of trees which brings
Bird of the Month February: Mute Swan
My bird of the month for February is the mute swan. Here's why: Swans have been really visible this month. At the start of the month the pond near us, at Tweedbank, was frozen solid and the swans stood awkwardly on
How to help your garden birds stay healthy
We really love putting food out for the birds. Pig helps me scoop the peanuts and sunflower hearts and roll lovely round fat balls into the feeders. He's very serious about carrying them back out to the garden without spilling