The Art and Craft of Life

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Garden

The Doings of Dull Days

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date December 23, 2021

Winter is here, so it’s time to sort out structures, prepare for next year and enjoy the subdued colours. The platform down the hill has a new floor and roof, the old sycamore is becoming a totem with an owl at the top. Paths and steps have been repaired, beds have been weeded and mulched. A whole raft of pruning is underway and cuttings are developing. Even when inside, you walk past a window or glass door and pause for a view that brings a smile.

Garden

Autumn Light and Delights

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date November 17, 2021

Garden Sculpture

Carving, Visitors and Sorting

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date November 13, 2021

There is a sycamore tree down the garden that was built into the platform. Now we have a bigger variety of native trees, we have decided to try to stop the sycamore growing and give the others more chance. It is currently turning into a carved pole with a tawny owl at the top. Having had fewer pheasants over the summer, a family of six suddenly appeared and have been back all the time since. In such a big garden it is often hard to keep up with general maintenance, especially when health problems interfere, Now we have some help and have started to catch up again, cleaning and retreating decks steps and home made furmiture.

There is a sycamore tree down the garden that was built into the platform. Now we have a bigger variety of native trees, we have decided to try to stop the sycamore growing and give the others more chance. It is currently turning into a carved pole with a tawny owl at the top. Having had fewer pheasants over the summer, a family of six suddenly appeared and have been back all the time since. In such a big garden it is often hard to keep up with general maintenance, especially when health problems interfere, Now we have some help and have started to catch up again, cleaning and retreating decks steps and home made furmiture.

Garden

WorksWorth

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date October 25, 2021

October and the garden sparkles from the house. Worth every minute.

Beautiful Weather for a catch-up on jobs

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date September 17, 2021

Garden

One proud new owner

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date August 13, 2021

This Years Sunflowers

This Years Sunflowers

Garden Sculpture

Wildlife and Sculpture

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date August 4, 2021

I decided that Ruth had made a nice sculpture combining a plea for peat free compost and a protest about plastic bags.

Garden

A little video Tour

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date July 22, 2021

Jigsaw puzzle and no bats

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date April 5, 2021

I decided to see if I could make a small bench from pieces left over from chair making, but I haven’t solved the jigsaw puzzle yet. I sat outside the shed and loved the light on the flax, roses and other plants then came inside as it got colder. Instead of closing the curtains I put off the lights and watched for bats, but there were only my own creations flying around. I’ll be generous and assume it was the cold and not the neighbour’s light polution that kept them away.

I decided to see if I could make a small bench from pieces left over from chair making, but I haven’t solved the jigsaw puzzle yet. I sat outside the shed and loved the light on the flax, roses and other plants then came inside as it got colder. Instead of closing the curtains I put off the lights and watched for bats, but there were only my own creations flying around. I’ll be generous and assume it was the cold and not the neighbour’s light polution that kept them away.

Garden

Generate your own Zoom Background

Post author By Steve Scott
Post date April 3, 2021

My home made office chair with spare and small copies of bits of work behind and around the walls.

My home made office chair with spare and small copies of bits of work behind and around the walls.