This week has been a very sad week when we finally said goodbye to our beloved cat Bandit. Looking back through my blog posts I was surprised to see it was A...

Good morning everyone. I hope Storm Dennis hasn't caused you all too many problems. It is still very windy here in Aston but the rain has subsided for now. I...

Who'd have thought that setting up a B&B would take over your life? It has been such a busy 9 months since we opened that I have not had the chance to blog a...

Last week marked the start of Autumn and whilst some places start winding down or closing up for the season, Cheshire continues to be vibrant and active with...

The mornings are certainly chillier and the evenings drawing in and tomorrow is officially the start of Autumn. I have taken out my summer bedding plants an...

and Strictly Come Dancing to me mark the end of summer and the beginning of Autumn. Once Strictly appears on our TV screens I know that when we reach the fin...

We have had a lovely day out today at Bridgemere Garden Centre. I am always in awe of the gardeners who can select the right plants to complement each other ...

When life throws you a rainy day, play in the puddles - Pooh Bear What a lot of rain we have had. For two weeks now, apart from the odd few hours it has cons...

There is something very cathartic about writing a blog. Putting your thoughts down on paper. Recording the good and the bad. A record of all that has happene...

I always promised myself that when I gave up 'work' I would join a local group and spend time giving something back to the community. This week I joined the ...

We have a very large field backing onto Foxes Filed which is usually empty. Three or four times a year when the grass gets too high, the farmer comes in and ...

Did you know that today is Garden Day? Created by the Candide gardening app (which is worth downloading by the way) the day has been launched to encourage ga...

This week has been a week of goodbyes. After eight weeks the builders have moved out. It's quite amazing what has been achieved in two months and we are very...

What a beautiful sunny weekend it has been so far and set to continue . I wasn't sure what I was going to write about this week. It has been a really busy we...

I have decided to write my weekly blog on a Sunday morning. There is something about a Sunday. As I sit here in the orangery overlooking the fields watching ...

Work is going well. There have been some set backs and we have a slight problem with the RSJ and a wooden beam but hey these things happen and I have no doub...

It's March the 4th and the builders are moving in. We have been living at Foxes Field for just over seven weeks now and I still can't quite believe we are h...

Is it an age thing? I didn’t have any ambitions to open a B&B until a couple of years ago. It all started during an especially stressful day at work where I ...