December 7th Storm Caroline

December 7th Storm Caroline

The winds started picking up yesterday and as it was getting dark I came back to the barn to lock up and found that the roof of our new lean-to was already loose and flapping in the wind. Unfortunately there was not much I could do but hope that overnight the damage...
Making Wreaths and Winter Decortations

Making Wreaths and Winter Decortations

This week mum and I went out to do a little maintenance on the path edges by the arboretum viewpoint and decided to cut some red dogwood and honeysuckle for making wreaths. Mum used to make wreaths all the time and I had never made one so was very excited to give it a...
Nov 20-24th The TO DO List

Nov 20-24th The TO DO List

As you may have noticed in our last post our whiteboard had a pretty big list of stuff to do so we are getting stuck in and trying to complete all the jobs before the weather turns. Sadly we decided that the raised salad bed at the back of the house just was’t...
Nov 13-17 Winter Prep

Nov 13-17 Winter Prep

We had a recently had a visitor who came to Rudha Mor and gave us some general advise and tips for the maintenance and development of the walk. As we were walking around she spotted a tree in the arboretum which looked a little unhealthy and she suggested that we cut...