I am thrilled to find an excuse to talk about one of my favourite creatures. Bees! The Dorset Wildlife Trust magazine dropped onto my doormat this week and it has a lovely photograph of a bee on the cover. This issue is promoting their 'Get Dorset Buzzing' campaign, which aims to make a difference to… Continue reading Let’s Get Buzzy!
If you go down to the woods today
It’s beautiful out there! Spring is finally springing. We went for a walk yesterday and the trees were starting to bud, the wild garlic is emerging and the snowdrops are in bloom. We had a cold snap earlier this month and after a ‘snow day’ I was fed up of the three inches of white… Continue reading If you go down to the woods today
A New Dawn
I've been driving past The Rising Sun in Donhead St Mary for a few months now with a feeling of anticipation and interest. First, there was lots of activity. Were they doing it up? Was it being turned into a home and losing its 'pub status'? What was happening? Then a sign went up. I'm… Continue reading A New Dawn