herefordshire

  • Visiting The Old House Hereford

    Visiting The Old House Hereford

    I knew that I really should have been Christmas shopping. I’ve walked past The Old House Museum for the last…

  • What do Printer’s do all Day? January Calendar Post

    What do Printer’s do all Day? January Calendar Post

    “I’m a compositor” Martin Clark explains, “but not many people will know what that is these days, so you’d better…

  • Bangers – November Calendar Post

    Bangers – November Calendar Post

    Bangers that go off in the sky early in November are best accompanied by bangers that warm the onlooker. Guy…

  • Pears – October Calendar Blog

    Pears – October Calendar Blog

    It looks like being a bumper year for orchard fruits. My conference pears could hang for a few more days…

  • Damsons – September’s Calendar Blog

    Damsons – September’s Calendar Blog

    Damsons have been part of the Herefordshire landscape for centuries and are common in Cumbria, Shropshire and Herefordshire. Their uses…

  • Potatoes

    Potatoes

    Partial to a potato cake? Can’t pass a crisp chip? Sausages undressed without gravy and mash? The worthy potato covers…

  • Blackcurrants – Just turning

    Blackcurrants – Just turning

    What a pleasant start to my day – a sunny walk around one of the 300 acres of Pixley Berries…

  • Summer Show at Hereford

    Summer Show at Hereford

    Every year, in the second or third week of June,  I try to get along to see what graduating students…

  • May 2013 – Cider, our Calendar Blog

    May 2013 – Cider, our Calendar Blog

    Daring to scrump a bite of one of the millions of little apples from the acres and acres of Herefordshire…

  • The Box of Delights

    The Box of Delights

    If you are feeling a bit “bah humbug” about Christmas I urge you to read (or re-read) “The Box of…