Nelly's Garden

It was March five years ago when Roy came to live with us. He'd been Bert's Aunt Nessie's dog and after she died he continued li...

Old Roy went out at around seven this morning for his morning pee. He came in, lay down and hasn't managed to get up since. He has be...

Judy would like it to be known that she is feeling a lot better and is glad to be home. She would also like to give a big shout out to ev...

Judy, poor pooch, is unwell and is in doggy hospital. What seemed like an ordinary upset stomach (lots of boking and loss of appetite) has t...

When the girls come to Nellybert's for a sleepover we like to provide healthy food options - like chocolate milkshake devised from Marth...

The technician is the modern missionary bringing every bird, every grass blade, wave pattern , and molecule into the fold of human knowledg...

Judy, dear old thing, has become slightly incontinent in her old age so Bert and I are on high alert during the night hours. One woof has us...

The term “ wee dote ” refers to someone who is cute/adorable especially in the facial skin region; usually made use of as slang in Northern ...

No blogging yesterday even though it was the Youngest (Leitrim) Sister's birthday. She knows I was thinking about her. Leitrim Sister ...

The depths of the wood Twelve will be my new magic number. Twelve batches of wine at a time, for dealing with 20-25 makes it seem l...

The second day of February and I am charging through the country wines, which were ignored entirely in the year 2019. Racking. bottling, sam...

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I neglected to make any wine last year. Neither did I update any winemaking records. And I'm usually particular about my records. There ...

Two trips to the dentist. Please don't ask. And in between a woodland walk and lunch with first daughter. Then an evening chat with...

It may only be January but it's growing season at Nellybert's. I've been growing my waistline and Bert has been growing his hair...

Some things never change much. There are still funerals to be attended and Swisser (since elevated to Professor) is still every bit as daft ...

The sky this morning Rained all Thursday morning but, thankfully eased off when I went to meet Martha and Evie from school. Evie ha...

On Sunday I baked scones in order to delight Swisser who was calling around. It's just as well she brought her own supply of tasty treat...

Nelly : Hey! How do you fancy going to the cinema tomorrow? My treat. Bert: What to see? Nelly: Little Women. Complete silence from ...

It's the Wolf Moon tonight, the first full moon of the year and so-called because wolves howl a lot at this time of the year. There was ...