Garden Bird watch results

by | Jan 31, 2010 | Wildlife

Blue tit x 8 Coal tit x 2 Greater spotted woodpecker x 1 Sparrow x 1 Robin x 3 Great tit x 1 Cup of tea x 1 Biscuits x 2 Ipod x 1 Listened to 45:33 remixes and Four tet “there is love in you” One hour spent watching the birds very good for the mind and...

Big Garden Birdwatch

by | Jan 30, 2010 | Wildlife

Over the weekend of the 30th and 31st January the RSPB are asking you to spend one hour recording the number and species of birds that visit your garden or park, more details at www.rspb.org.uk It seems fitting that just when we change the name of our cottage to Tyr...

THE ICE AXE COMETH

by | Jan 10, 2010 | uncategorized

Respect to this weekend’s guests in our holiday cottage, Gavin, Anna, Dave, Jen and Mark, who climbed Cadair Idris in arctic conditions yesterday.  Not only that, but they went up the hard way, tackling the scree slopes of the Fox’s Path.  Although the...

Back at work (sort of)

by | Jan 6, 2010 | uncategorized

After yesterday’s snow we couldn’t resist the urge to get out and enjoy it. Sarah’s sledge, a real vintage model that apparently has been handed down from mother to daughter since the dawn of time, was recovered from the garage and we set off  to the...