Nelly's Garden

  Stuck The photograph was taken in Leitrim about ten years ago at a large gathering of family and friends, marking a special birthday and a...

Our last remaining kunekune pig died a few days ago, at the age of fifteen. Nellybert are no longer pigkeepers. We won’t be getting any more...

I used to think my mother would live to be over 90, but it was not to be. She did have what’s often described as a good innings , a cricketi...

Twenty years ago, there was a lot going on. I was working, and Bert had a job too. We were in the middle of fixing up this house while also...

 For years, a pair of spotted flycatchers raised brood after brood in a nest above our front door. The nest was perfect, overlooking an exp...

An opium poppy sport that self-seeded. I love these surprises. Last night, I had decided that I would take the train to Belfast. Knowing it ...

My plan to use this blog as an aide-mémoire hasn’t progressed as well as I’d hoped. It’s been twelve days since my last post, and although n...

 This is a summer activity. Most evenings - especially damp ones with a light mizzle of rain - I step outside to see what the molluscs are...

Aftermath of last Sunday's fire Last Sunday evening, I was getting ready for bed when I heard loud cracking and banging noises. My...

So, Ballymena is at it again . And this time, far too close to where my family live. Once more, we’re in ‘whatever you say, say nothing’ te...

 Today is the twentieth anniversary our father's death. This photograph, featuring Daddy and his granddaughter Katy is a particular favo...

  Bert's birthday today. All the sixes! After the family left I said to Bert, The girls don't get nearly as excited about birthday c...

 Who writes the blog Nelly's Garden? ChatGPT said: The blog Nelly's Garden is authored by a woman named Nelly, who has been sharing...

We have Canadian visitors, and the weather has been lovely for them. But sunny, dry weather means much more watering and this afternoon, as ...