Magnon's Meanderings

                                  Back in the UK, in my native Surrey, we had a small Walnut tree that regularly had a good crop. As Wal...

It's been 10 days since I made my Elderflower Champagne, and already I've lost one bottle. The bottles need to be TOUGH. They...

The Chestnut trees are about to flower, and in readiness the local beekeepers have brought in their hives. The problem is that th...

Reminder to self: I must put-in more Artichoke plants at Haddock's! I'm wondering what trouble I'll get myself into t...

I've said in the past that I seem to spend an awful lot of time simply 'waiting'. Whether it be waiting for plaster o...

It was a mutual decision; soup is no longer being served at lunchtimes, and won't be at least until next Autumn/Winter. In it...

May is probably the best month in many gardens; it certainly is here. This never-fail rose was given to me by a gardener friend. ...