It’s been a difficult year for plants and wildlife suffering the stuck weather systems of climate change. A worry for the extremes to come.
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It has been the usual busy summer period here at The Secret Acre, since enjoying the first produce of spring, punctuated by the sadness of having to say goodbye to a beloved elderly member of the family.
Continue readingFarewell gentle Noodle
Very sad to post that our beloved Noodle left us this weekend after a short illness.
Noodle came to The Secret Acre two and half years ago through unexpected serendipity, just a few weeks after the heartbreak of losing our long-term family companion, Ruby.
Continue readingHappy Beltane from The Secret Acre
Here we are again, about midway between the spring equinox and summer solstice, at least in the northern hemisphere, with the garden once again bursting back into full life.
We may have to visit a Henge today to celebrate!
At least the Asparagus has been enjoying our wet spring weather, even if the seedlings have been suffering from the unseasonal cold.
Continue readingMeet the new Barn, same as the old Barn – Part 6, Love Shack Baby
With spring approaching, it was time to complete the external parts of our barn rebuild, by creating an open lean to work area where the old woodshed used to be.
Continue readingWake up now, this is the time you’ve waited for
The start of February marks the traditional Druid festival of Imbolc, celebrating the beginning of spring, being about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
Of course these days, Imbolc is some six weeks ahead of what we now tend to think of as the official start of spring in March, but nonetheless, this is the time when the first earliest signs of the garden waking up start to appear.
Continue readingMeet the new Barn, same as the old Barn – Part 5, Little Red Roofer
As Christmas edged ever closer, and with the British Larch cladding and roofing membrane now on, it was time to battle November’s almost constant rain and wind to get water tight before the snow.
Continue readingSeason’s Greetings from The Secret Acre
As you may know, we are no longer posting out hundreds of Christmas Cards, in favour of donating the money to charity each year instead. So make sure you have clicked the follow button here to continue to get our monthly news and next year’s e-Christmas card.
Meet the new Barn, same as the old Barn – Part 4, Larch Cladding
With the structural frame of walls and roof safely constructed, it was time for the cladding and roofing membrane.
Like the pig sties, we again used British Larch cladding supplied by Vastern Timber, which had recently arrived across the fields.
Continue readingMeet the new Barn, same as the old Barn – Part 3, Structural Integrity
With a level baseplate constructed, the structural frame could start to be built, and the shape of the old barn began to re-emerge from the ashes of its demolition.
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