When most people think of a pergola, they picture a pleasant place to sit beneath on a warm afternoon, perhaps with a cup of tea and a climbing rose overhead. Mine certainly will become that eventually, but that wasn’t the original motivation. As with many things in my medieval restorationContinue Reading
I have a walled medieval garden. By medieval, I mean that is how old the walls of my garden are. Actually, it’s possible that some are older. The village dates back to the Gauls. We’re talking year 200, and supposedly it was walled even then. And the back wall ofContinue Reading
Sunday felt like a day well spent. Decent weather meant it was time to tackle some of those long awaited outdoor chores. Nothing makes you feel more good about life/things/the day when you have accomplished something. Even a little something. Even if it is nothing. Because Saturday was another dayContinue Reading
I have a fascination for antique glass. There is something about the discrepancies you can often see in it. Sometimes it is a bubble, sometimes more of a distortion in the view. Glass has become an interest since digging up my medieval garden. As part of this sort of archaeologicalContinue Reading
If you follow along here at Pumpjack & Piddlewick, you know that I am restoring a little walled medieval garden. Long neglected and overgrown, slowly it is turning into a bountiful harvest garden. And it turns out this includes opium poppies. The concept in the garden is to manage whatContinue Reading
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