Finished the footstool at class last night. Have reunited it with its chair. Photo doesn't do the fabric justice, lovely purpley blue herringbone tweed.

Happy coosday!

RIP Dog 💔

Duic back with his boys after 6 weeks of "work"

Back to upholstery class last night and on with the footstool to match last term's parker knoll chair.

The sweet peppers just keep coming. Been a really good year for peppers.

Trying to pick the ripe raspberries before the rain arrives.

Quite pleased with the Corno de Torro Rosso peppers this year!

Time to try the polytunnel grown watermelon.

Watermelon and melon harvest.

Removing some of the foliage so light can get to the melons. Found a couple of ripe ones hiding.

Out on the hill today with a volunteer recorder with Butterfly Conservation looking at Northern Brown Argus habitat. Rock Rose (pictured) is the food source for the larvae.

Seems to be a good year for peppers! Just picked 3.6kg. Should keep us going for a few days.

Finally got round to finishing the sofa bed. Not to shabby for a sofa bought 38 years ago in habitat in aberdeen.

Cutting beds coming along. Mainly zinnias with some straw flowers and lillies at the back.

Sweet pepper harvest under way. All the colours and shapes!

Made a nursery area for wee Niven with a couple of his chums and their mums while we get him used to bottle/bucket feeding.

Sometimes farming sucks! Found our youngest breeding cow dead in the field this morning. Hoping her calf will take to hand rearing.

Been a while since I've grown onions and shallots. Not a bad crop given how dry it has been.

The fruit harvest continues. Blackcurrants and jostaberries today.

Another picking of cherries. Have now picked approx 3kg so the birds can have the rest.

Battle for the cherries has begun! Trying to pick the ripe ones before the birds get them!

Today's fruit harvest. 2 types of cherries, 3 different raspberry types and some petit muscat apricots.

Today's pickings

Fruit season is now here

Soon be time for figs

Apricot season is underway!

1st tomatoes of the year. Variety is Golden Nuggets. Described as a bush type but I'm not so sure. Looks more like an indeterminate type. Cherry type tomato.

Today we have a Northern Marsh Orchid

Not the best shot of the peony bed but the blooms just keep coming.

And just like that calving is over.

Veg tunnel coming along

Cantilevered Cat

And another one!

And another one!

Parker Knoll is now complete. Need to find a home for it.

And so it begins! 1st calf of the year.

The first of the peonies.

Veg tunnel planted up. Tomatoes and peppers only this year.

And so it begins!

They've followed me north! Taken a while to establish but popping up in various places now.

Youngsters enjoying the sunshine and breeze

Potting up and moving out! #nationalgardeningweek

Snack time on the maternity ward

Lesley says Hi!

Snake plant flowering again!

Spring flowering cactus about to burst into colour.

Promise of cherries to come! Hopefully!

Primroses coming up in the woodland. Trees brought down by storms have opened up the canopy allowing more light.

Back to class and on with the outside arms of the Parker Knoll chair. Hopefully finish the back after spring break then only the seat cushion to do.