Going Green
A Gold Green Award for Tom’s and Douglas’s Barns
—We’re quietly delighted—Do you remember that we had another Green Business (GTBS Green Tourism Business Scheme) Inspection in March? The assessor had hinted discreetly that he was pleased but obviously could say no more because he had to make his report which in turn will have had to have been assessed and – finally – [...]
The RSPB Garden Birdwatch
On January 29th this year we had some very good friends, the Cartwrights, staying with us from Yorkshire. Like so many of us they are very interested in birds and encourage them in their garden; John is very envious of them because one of their ‘garden birds’ happens to be a kingfisher which they frequently [...]
Another Update as we Launch into April
…Hope we haven’t had this year’s summer already…April 1st has seen the usual spate of clever and amusing April Fool spoofs but this is not one of those!
We have all enjoyed such a wonderful spell of settled warm sunny weather, that would have been remarkable even in mid-summer but was truly amazing for March. Day [...]
New Garden Furniture for Douglas’s Barn Terrace
…Now we’re just waiting for the roses and clematis to come out…For the last year or so we have been saying we must replace the pub type table on Douglas’s Barn terrace. It is old now, great for eating a meal at or barbecuing but not so relaxing if you just want to relax in [...]
Tom’s & Douglas’s Barns – Romantic AND green!
…We’re Even Greener than We Hoped and our Website Suggests …As many of you will know by now, we had our third GTBS (Green Tourism Business Scheme) inspection last Friday. If you follow the link to their website you will see what this signifies, but basically, to quote them, it means we are ‘committed to [...]
Eating Well with Minimum Effort in Tom’s and Douglas’s Barns
…A Fresh Look at Forward Panning for Effortless Catering…Revamping our ‘green’ papers for the GTBS inspection on Friday I see that it is over two years since I first published this post. It has needed updating and correcting so I thought it would be useful to post the updated version for any of you planning [...]
Apologies for The Long Silence
…Back from Beyond? No, just back from Yorkshire…Believe it or not, life goes on as normal in Tom’s and Douglas’s Barns, and Orchard Farm too for that matter, although judging from the loud silence from these parts you might be forgiven for wondering. I am really sorry to have been so apparently lazy but in fact [...]
Blue Tits on the Move
…and John on his steep learning camera-curve…Four photos from John who is still working hard on mastering his new camera, new lens and most significantly, trying to capture little birds in fast flight.
Not easy.
Frosty Views and Orchard Farm Birds in Flight
from Tom’s & Douglas’s Barns’ Resident PhotographerAnything to distract from the acutely pressing need to do our tax before the end of Jan but I couldn’t resist adding (and I still haven’t mastered how to do it neatly) one or two photos that John has taken in the last couple of days. The most lovely [...]
Can you help identify these yellow flowers?
We have been asked to help identify the yellow flower in this photo. These were seen on Wolfscotedale by Graham and Margaret but are to be seen in profusion at the moment, nearly always it seems in the midst of harebells. The yellow and blue looks so pretty together.
John and I couldn’t help, being more [...]
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