Tales of Autumn

Tales of Autumn

Tales of Autumn Drummond, our rescue cat has started to follow us about when we are working in different parts of the garden. Last week he actually followed us into the polytunnels for the first time.  Almost immediately, he began to run this way and that,...
Reflections from the Apiary

Reflections from the Apiary

Reflections from the Apiary It’s October and the end of the beekeeping year. The days are shortening, the wind picking up and, as far as the bees are concerned, the hatches have been battened down. The queen is curtailing her laying and the worker bees have...
Reap what you sow

Reap what you sow

What a difference a month can make! Now that we are well into September, the Autumn weather is certainly in full flow. Leaves are starting to fall, swirling across the lawns as the breezes catch them, and windfall apples are being devoured by hungry wasps and clouds...
Redding Pit Disaster in Falkirk

Redding Pit Disaster in Falkirk

Today marks the centenary of the Redding Pit Disaster in Falkirk. This was one of the worst accidents in Scottish Mining History, where 40 men tragically lost their lives when the Redding Pit flooded and 66 miners were trapped underground. An account of the disaster...
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