Summer in the vineyard is the time for getting the vines ready to grow their grapes. The scenery couldn’t be more gorgeous, well, unless it were Norway, but that is besides the point. When you work in a vineyard, you have the wonderful opportunity to look about you at aContinue Reading
If you’ve read any of my posts about working in a vineyard, you’ll be coming to realise that a vineyard’s work is never done. Each season brings a different requirement. Obviously harvesting grapes in autumn, then there is pruning in winter. And spring in the vineyard? It’s all about disbudding. Continue Reading
Spring in the Duck World means working against mother nature and my deviously clever ducks.Continue Reading
Spring in the vineyards can be a stressful time here in France. From March into May is the time when, like many trees, the vines start to bud. Called bud burst in vineyard speak. But these sensitive buds are also very prone to frost. And some years are definitely worseContinue Reading
With regards to my animals, I talk about my ducks on this website a lot as you may have realised. Heck they even have their own section. Purely because they are so unusual as pets. Even after many years of having them I am entranced by unique aspects of them.Continue Reading
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