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Online card shop
We now have a ‘shop’ page where you can purchase greetings cards and packs of postcards online. They feature a variety of images of Christ Church and flowers from our ‘Secret Garden’ photographed by Natalie. Payment is processed securely through PayPal. Proceeds from the sale of these cards will go towards opening Christ Church to the public. Please see the…
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February in pictures
:: ‘top coat’ lime plastering in the entrance porch : long plastering days : lime washing tools :: :: filling up the log shed : LOVE : garden clearing :: :: signs of spring : finishing touches to the entrance porch : preparing to launch our online shop :: We regularly post snaps of our restoration journey over on…
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Always an uplifting sight – snowdrops in the churchyard. Image of the Week #120
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nature table – december
:: holly : ivy : lime buds : lichen : primrose : laurel flower buds :: It has been an enjoyable exercise collecting interesting nature finds in the churchyard each month. It does highlight the passing of the seasons as you notice the subtle changes that the trees and plants go through in their annual cycle. Here is a…
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nature table – november
:: ivy berries : herb robert : laylandii cones : turkey oak leaves : hazel catkins : cow parsnip : holly : fern ::
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the apple tree – november
Many of the trees in the churchyard have lost their leaves, but the apple tree is still holding on to them. Though they are starting to yellow and brown. The ivy flowers below the tree are beginning to form berries. I love their starry shapes. Joining in with Loose and Leafy’s ‘Tree Following’ project.
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nature table – october
:: tulip tree : ivy : fallen leaves : ash buds : herb robert : rosehips : elder : holly berrries ::
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the apple tree in october
The apple tree in October is still green and in full leaf. The autumn rain and winds have started though, so how much longer the leaves will remain on the tree I don’t know. Today the jackdaws were tumbling in the wind around the top of the tower. Birds have been feasting on the berries of the yew tree…
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nature table – september
:: herb robert : rose hips : ivy flower : hawthorn : broad-leaved willowherb : elderberries : lime leaves ::
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the apple tree in september
The apple tree is basking in the warm September sunshine. But alas… it’s only fruit has fallen and perished. The ivy which smothers the trunk of the tree and much of the ground around it, it coming into flower, much to the delight of the hoverflys. To see the apple tree’s journey so far, click on…
