March - From the Farm...

March has come in like the proverbial lamb and at last Cornwall is starting to look its usual Spring self with all the famous Cornish gardens looking their best – camellias, rhododendrons, magnolias in full flower. Hedgerows bright with celandine's and primroses and the birdsong is fantastic. The mallards are back on John’s pond and the wild daffodils are just appearing in the bottom field.

Had a wonderful beach combing session when we went to Godrevy to see the seals. I found lots of sea glass one of my favorite finds. Lots of cuttlefish shells too – would be handy if I kept a budgerigar! Talking of cuttlefish, it was on the menu at Nathan Outlaw’s Restaurant at Fowey and it was absolutely delicious.

At last the grass is growing again and that pleases the cattle tho’ not the person behind the lawnmower!

The new stone steps near the back door starting to take shape. Richard is using some of the old granite around the place and they should look very good.

Marli molting AGAIN and the cats Sammy, Chloe, and Trevor out hunting in the milder weather .

Events Calendar March 2009

Upcoming Events

March 2009



5th - St. Pirans Day, Cornwall’s Patron Saint

6th - Titanic Exhibition, National Maritime Museum

6th - West Cornwall Spring Show, Penzance

8th - Daffy Down Dilly Day, Trebah Garden

14th - Nature Cycle Ride – Elm Farm Portreath

21st - Daffodil Weekend, Trelissick Gardens

28th - Fifteen Restaurant Farmers’ Market, Watergate Bay

28th - Falmouth Spring Flower Show

February - From the Farm...

Well, February certainly started in a very un-Cornish way – snow! Almost unheard of in our normally mild winter. Some very puzzled looking cows wandering around. Cats, Chloe, Trevor and Sammy were not best pleased, but dog Marli was thrilled and couldn’t stop racing around in the white stuff. Garden birds much appreciated the snacks we put out and lots of finches queued up to enjoy the thistle seed. Ronnie spotted a couple of snipe feeding in the front field while on a major fencing repair job.

As for the flowers, the daffodils were stopped in their tracks and the poor little primroses had a fright. Now there are lots of daffodils out and the camellias are looking a picture.

Daughter home for a few days so went for a very cheering and cheerful lunch at the Blue Bar on the beach at Porthtowan which was bustling with walkers and the odd surfer. Am planning a trip to Eden Project with various nephews before end of February when the skating rink finishes there - that is if they can be distracted from the local skateboarding park.

Paintbrushes are at the ready preparing for the start of the season – won’t be long now.