Treasured memories of sunny days, suffused with golden light, ready to be brought out and brushed down, just as another named winter storm scorches through. There should be a summer filter to cast over January shouldn’t there! Maybe that’s what holidays are for or time spent in quiet contemplation? Moments to store up happy memories […]
The Ednovean Farm diary
The Ednovean Farm Diary is my blog about life at Ednovean as we open our home as a luxury Bed and Breakfast. We live with Louis and Spud-cat along with five horses including Danilon our Spanish stallion
Three faces of winter
The three faces of winter have shown their spirit this January. This month we’ve travelled from soft snow feathering through the gardens, to the fierce Storm Goretti that battered the country. Yet as we cleared the storm debris from the garden, spring was quietly arriving, with fresh new shoots and deliciously warm sunshine.
My seasonal home
Living in a seasonal home that adapt to the passage of time is a comforting, mindful adventure. And Country homes have all the capacity for reinvention and adaptability of a cat.
New Year, ancient traditions and Wolf moons!!
The superstition that bad luck would arrive if the Christmas decorations were left up beyond the twelfth night probably dates back to medieval times.
Christmas time at Ednovean Farm
Christmas time has arrived at Ednovean Farm! The tree is up, the minced pies are warm and the mulled wine is waiting. I shall never shake off the excitement and the nostalgic memories that stir, when the Christmas tree comes home again.
Winter days and candlelight
Winter days and candlelight stir nostalgic memories of past times at this time of year. A certain wistfulness arrives unbidden, along with the shorter, darker days of winter. This blog takes a look at some ancient traditions, a dip into Ednovean Farm, of course and a Christmas decorating project.
Farewell September
Farewell September. Each day has been cherished in your company. It always seems to me that September always brings a special peace in the garden, yet there’s still the delicious echo of summertime underneath clear blue skies.
Our Mediterranean Summer
Will be be talking about our Mediterranean summer for years to come? I think that maybe we will. The summer that our garden was made for arrived in Cornwall without an airport queue in sight.
June – the dizzying dream of Midsummer
Mid summer has arrived, bringing endlessly long days, that stretch into the balmy night air.
Ednovean’s garden’s characteristic combination of formal topiary, sub tropical palms and grasses are now combined with wild flowers to herald the summer days.
A very Happy Easter to you
A very Happy Easter to you! Goodness – hardly feels any time at all since I wished you a Happy Christmas! The arrival of Easter so soon after Christmas, was something I always found puzzling as a child – although of course I coped with the Easter Eggs!