JennyLynch

Things are progressing nicely in the garden. The Main Bed The sunny side (nearest the house) has seen the most activitiy. The flowers (including sunflowers!), mixed lettuce and spinach have all popped up to say hello. I've also (finally) got the potatoes into the ground after their chitting phase. Possibly a little late but fingers crossed they will grow and we can harvest them! Jens Portable Garden The two trays I've planted up (as a mobile garden) are coming on very well. Similar to the main bed I have flowers, mixed lettuce, rocket and spinach germinating. BUT to my suprise I have some beans (french hunter) coming out. Interestingly they have popped up here, but not in the main bed, just yet! Very exciting! New Additions I've recently planted some additional bits and pieces in pots ... read more

So I thought I'd keep anyone who's interested up to date on the progress of our newly planted raised beds here in sunny Taunton. Work on the proposed garden began months ago, when the idea was first conceived. Raised beds would be the challenge, and a lot of people (housemates, friends, family and international visitors!) would lend a hand to get the project underway! The building... It started with the construction of the red brick wall, to hold the raised bed in. There were wheelbarrows, bricks, cement, walling lines and plenty of cups of tea! Once the wall was built, then came the challenge of filling in the raised bed. This was a bit of a stumbling point in the action plan, as we had to wait for the right materials to become available! Through freecylce ... read more

This blog was written on the 6th of February... On Sunday I found myself looking in a window into the past. On a blustery grey day I wandered along the rocky coast of west Somerset, the Jurassic coast. The cliffs of pale limestone and dark slate towered above me and crumbled beneath my feet. The beach was empty. I put my head down and faced the wind and wandered along the scattered stones looking for treasure. For a moment I forgot where I was, what day of the week it was, how my head hurt from the night before and marveled at the wonder of time. Trapped, petrified in rock all around me was the evidence that life existed long before me, my parents, my grandparents, before any human and will continue long after my soul ... read more

Sitting hiding in the corner of a busy starbucks taking full use of their free internet, newton faulkner in my ears and caffeine in my tummy. I'm ready to recount the last few weeks adventure in a land of fresh bread and cheese and stupidly cheap wine... The first thing I will remember is the feeling of change, as I boarded the train to Bristol where I would meet the travelling crew who were on route from Limerick via Wales, England (and the moon) to the south of France where the big hills waited for us. All went to plan and after a few hours chilling (literally) at the train station chatting to some other solitary travellers (mostly welsh) I was aboard the big blue fun bus and the epic had began! The trip to Chamonix ... read more

Let me see, where to start! Hello to all and apologies for the mass update. For those of you who have got hand written letters in the last few weeks, count yourself lucky!! My hand is tired and I’ve run out of stamps!! It’s been a hectic 3 weeks since I arrived here in Somerset. I’m starting to settle into how things work with the National Trust and AONB crew out at Fyne Court. I spend 4 days a week with the NT team and one day a week with the AONB team. The NT are responsible for taking care of a number of different sites/properties within the area, Fyne Court being one of them (where the “office” is based) and some other properties which are a little further away. The properties are a mix of ... read more

Just a quick update on what i've been up to since I departed the island... I've been moving fast, as the pressure is on! Sunday August 2nd Managed to grab a lift from Andrew a sheep farmer from Winton from the ferry to Invers (Invercargill, but how the locals call it!) and picked up a bottle of wine along the way! I had a few hours to kill in Invers, and I'd pretty much seen all the sights on my first trip through, so I decided to take in some Harry Potter and headed to an early showing of the newest release with all the kiddies! I really enjoyed the film, but there was something about being at the cinema on my own that made me very lonely all of a sudden! From Invers I caught ... read more

With a slightly sore head after a few too many "bulmers" last night I made my way down to the warf (pier) this morning to head out searching for oysters with Jack and his crew for the day. It was a beautiful morning, with the sun casting lovely colors over halfmoon bay. I popped down to the warf and wandered about for a few minutes before the boat, the Nikita arrived. I noticed a crate of Speights beer sitting wrapped up on the warf, which seemed strange. I didn't think something like that would survive very long on it's own out in the open around here! The Nikita arrived in shortly and thankfully Jack was on board, so I knew I was in the right place at the right time. I'd mentioned in the bar a ... read more