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Sunshine and showers.. From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (1 day old)

... seems to be what we are getting day after day at the moment. Well except for yesterday where it poured and poured all day. I hope that summer arrives soon, we still have our heating on!… more
Say hello to... From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (8 days old)

Mr and Mrs Hog. They came from a rescue centre in the west of Scotland. My hope is that they will help with the slugs in the garden, if they choose to come and visit our garden. We got them home a… more
Spring keeps on coming From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (20 days old)

April has turned into sunshine and showers, the grass is getting greener, the trees have buds which are getting ready to burst and the flowers are opening themselves up to the sunshine. The first bum… more
About time! From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (23 days old)

At last spring seems to have arrived in the garden. The bulbs are in full flower, a bee has been seen and the birds are wing flapping to each other and eating everything I put out. The deck cleanin… more
Our impact on wildlife From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (58 days old)

I have been working at home today and have watched the birds coming to the feeders. A wagtail has arrived this afternoon, not a bird I often see in the garden, he must be in need of food. The wood… more
Snow time! From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (69 days old)

Monday, first day of the week and we woke up early to be a blanket of white stuff. We decided that working form home was the order of the day, so went back to bed for an hour. My work machine was ru… more
Another year older From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (78 days old)

I had a busy morning which started with being woken by the puss, then hubs bring me coffee in bed. I could get used to this... We had a few bits to do this morning and then went off to Edinburgh for … more
After spring came winter... again From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (83 days old)

We had a lovely sunny weekend the one before last and I thought that maybe we were set up for spring to come early, how wrong I was! Winter returned to us at the weekend and we woke up to snow on Sun… more
Home life From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (99 days old)

The puss is very pleased to be back at home, but she is being a bit needy at the moment. She wants to be picked up and have a cuddle all the time. I think once the weather starts to warm up she will… more
What happened to January? From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (100 days old)

We had a busy month and it seemed to go by in a flash. I am still working and enjoying what I am doing and am busy, which is always good. My contract is due to finish at the end of March but it look… more
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (147 days old)

I have been very bad at coming to blog land, sorry about that. All is well here, getting sorted for Christmas. I noticed I missed Secret Santa again . Anyway, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas … more
New Camera, Birds and Working... From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (182 days old)

Looks like I have a few things to cover but they are all related so will cover in one post! I have been working for almost two months now (how fast does time go!) and I have been paid so thought I wo… more
Garden update From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (203 days old)

There has not been much time for messing around in the garden over the last month or so but I did get out for a while last Sunday. It was a clear crisp day and the birds were taking advantage for the… more
Where have you been? From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (205 days old)

Time has been against me, this working full time is just leaving me no time to do anything else. My poor garden is feeling the same was as my blog and the greenhouse thinks I have given up on it. La… more
Being back From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (231 days old)

I wrote this on Friday and then never got around to posting it, oh well. The weekend was busy and just a tiny bit of time in the garden. Still got a few flowers going but Autumn is here. I have b… more
Never go back... part 2 From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (240 days old)

A year ago I wrote a post saying that I was going back to my old company and that I had been busy sorting out the garden, that I still have bulbs to go in and that I had cleaned the windows. I am onc… more
Summers end From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (243 days old)

We have had a few days of blue sky and lovely sunshine but there are signs that the summer has come to an end. This morning there was a light frost in the garden, the summer bedding will soon be fini… more
Lessons in life From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (244 days old)

Every day most of us learn something new and never really think about it. Yesterday I had a few lessons which I should not forget in a hurry. First thing in the morning I went for a cycle on my bike… more
Working in more ways than one. From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (246 days old)

Hubs and I spent a bit of time working in the garden today. Hubs was busy giving the grass a cut and repairing the public footpath at the side of our house, which got damaged when we had the heavy ra… more
Our holiday part 3 From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (248 days old)

The final part of our holiday was to the Forest of Dean, we stayed in a B&B for a few days, this was the view from our front door. We did some walking in the forest, mainly on the way to gettin… more
Our holiday part 2 From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (249 days old)

Having left the South of England on a rather large boat, we soon arrived in France. We went to stay in the Baie de Somme area and were set for a bit of river and bird watching. We have a little self… more
Rather wet From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (250 days old)

The day before our holiday we were out when it started to rain, we were just heading back home and were only a few miles away. The rain come down in buckets... within minutes this was the road... the… more
Back from outer space... well down south at least! From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (250 days old)

We and puss are all very glad to be home but it is really cold! We had a very good holiday and I will give a quick recap of what we did over the next few days. First we had a trip down south to go t… more
Autumn is coming From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (268 days old)

There have been lots of birds in the garden looking for food, I think they know that autumn is almost upon us and want to stock up. My feeders are almost empty so filling them up will be a job for to… more
Try harder From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (271 days old)

I mentioned the other day that hubs said I should try harder with my cycling and that I was just coasting along enjoying the ride, when we should be doing it for the exercise. This got me thinking; d… more
My day today... From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (274 days old)

Hubs and I went for another bike ride along the railway path near our house first thing this morning, we did about 11 miles. Hubs has since pointed out to me that I need to try a bit harder as we are… more
Photo a day From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (275 days old)

I have been trying out a photo a day site and have been enjoying it. I have now done 71 days on the trot and am going to try and keep going. Maybe this is why my blog has not had much action... well… more
Busy weekend. From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (280 days old)

We had a lovely busy weekend. Saturday morning was spent doing jobs in the garden, but it was nice to get them out of the way early. After lunch we went off to Cramond to walk across the causeway to… more
Fun in the sunshine From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (282 days old)

The weather this week has been lovely, lots of sunshine and puffy white clouds. From midweek onwards we have been having dinner in the garden, enjoying the last sun of the day. In the photo below I a… more
Penicuik to Mussleburgh cycle - 34.9 miles From gardengirl ^Pro in Garden Girl Blog (288 days old)

Whatever came over us? We went on our cycle thinking it was about 24 miles and that we could do that. We set off in sunshine with lunch and snacks packed and looking forward to seeing the sea. Wa… more