November 2025

November has dawned bright and breezy here.  We are close to the Donna Nook Nature Reserve, a six mile coastal strip which in November and December hosts a colony of seals. They come ashore to give birth to their fluffy white pups, which can be seen clearly from the viewing path. We hear their plaintive cries on cold mornings when sound travels farther; a reminder, along with teatime sunsets, and well-stocked log baskets, that we are coming towards Christmas and the close of the year.

Always trying to keep ahead of the game, I am now stitching for Spring! So rabbits and lambs and flowers are in my sewing box at the moment, as the Christmas stock is now completed.  I am adding more stock to the Christmas shop and other departments every few days, but Christmas stock is limited.

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October 2025

The new month has arrived with the first foggy morning, and rain, the first for ages. So everything is very wet and chilly all of a sudden. The birds seem hungrier now too, and my tame robin is back coming to my hand for his ‘buggy nibbles’ when I venture across the yard to unbolt the gate first thing each morning. This year has been ‘a special year’ for the quince tree, which usually only manages a few small fruits, but once every few years there is the surprise of a bumper crop of large aromatic quinces scenting the whole garden as they turn a deep golden yellow in October. Time for more jelly-making, it lasts for years on a cool shelf.

New cards for Christmas this year: ‘Evergreen Christmas’ and ‘Winter Patchwork’ which you will find near the top of the Christmas Shop – tab here on the Home Page.

Cards are limited as I make every one myself, so shop early to avoid disappointment’ as they say!

September 2025

I always feel that this time of year is one of transition as we edge away from bright summer with birdsong and bees, towards damp dewy mornings and the closing of curtains at teatime. The garden is a mix of spent blooms and dried up leaves beside the vibrant evergreens, already hinting at their glory time to come at the close of the year. These bull rushes in the pond once again stand tall with their rich brown furry heads held high and strong in the autumn winds. As usual in September I am stitching holly and mistletoe and Christmas trees, ready for the seasonal orders soon to be packed up. Lots of different greens!