Nelly's Garden

I'm not much of a traveller and when I do get around to it I am filled with anxiety. For a start, I'm never sure I'll even be al...

First of all, Woody has responded well to the magic juice provided by the vet. No more coughing and he's eating tremendous amounts of fo...

  Woody had a cough which turned into a gurgle so we took him to the vet. He means too much to Hannah, Sara and Ben for me to neglect his we...

 A commenter on this blog asserted that I led an 'interesting life'. I beg to differ as my life is mundane, even a bit dull. I hardl...

This is what I have become... Sometime between ten and eleven o'clock at night I'll be out with the dogs and the big torch, ostensib...

Martha wanted to know today how many pets Bert and I have had and although I couldn't tell her straight away I showed her my Pet Records...

 Another one from an age ago... The Stack Garden Bert generally does not tell me things. So I wasn't a bit surprised yesterday when a la...

  Tuesday, September 08, 2009 Come Into My Parlour The other day I asked the household where some kitchen gadget had got to. Bert says, The ...

This wee man has been on my mind all day. It is two weeks today since he left us and the place just isn't the same without him.  The wor...

To Cleo's thrilled delight, Saturday night brought Banjo Man, Jazzer and the two dogs. Their pup, Arlo, is just a couple of weeks older ...

 27th August- 8th September 2023 We had a wedding, a big family get-together, a funeral, two birthdays and then - Ziggy died. He'd been ...

  We are now down to three hens and one rooster. I went to feed the hens this morning and found one lying stiff and cold. It was a surprise ...

  First of all, we had the best day at the wedding. Beautiful bride, handsome groom, prettiest flower girls, cutest attendants, great speech...

The photograph above is a definite out-take. Yet something about it kept me from disposing of it years ago. There's an air of jollity ab...

  On Wednesday Bert and I took Ziggy to the vet for his X-ray and scan. First, the vet (one of my faves as she is so straightforward) gave h...

  In recent years Nellybert has let the garden areas in Springhill go to rack and ruin. Last week we decided to act and got a man in to do s...

  Obviously the first thing to do when embarking on a tidying spree is to sort one's books in alphabetical order. That sparks joy. Every...

I have written before about Bert's habit of asking me inane questions. Some people might find this endearing but I find it irritating. ...

  On Thursday, Hannah and Evie, myself and Ziggy took Cleo to see the sea for the first time in her life. She was perturbed at first by the ...

  Giant horntail Scientific name:  Urocerus gigas The giant horntail is a massive sawfly that is also known as the 'giant woodwasp' ...