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Spring in the Secret Garden
It has been a little while since I last went into the ‘Secret Garden’, having been busy in the allotment. Wandering around it with my camera in the morning sunshine was delightful as it was starting to be full of colour! Oh how my eyes have missed it! Last autumn I planted a handful of tulips which I…
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February in Pictures
:: skirting completes the landing : tidying the garden : half term adventures :: :: apse restoration begins : before cleaning the stained glass : (too) high up :: :: ‘champing’ : installing the loft ladder : spring comes to the churchyard ::
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September in pictures
:: painting the bathroom : foraging damsons and making chutney : getting ready for painting :: :: close up to some decorative details : my hard working paint brush (I’m not a roller girl!) : tackling the {big} ceiling :: :: making the mezzanine floor in the workshop : enjoying the September sunshine in the garden : the finished…
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July in pictures
:: the diminishing woodpile as the last bit of stud wall goes up : stocking up the jam cupboard : July’s doorstep posies :: :: digging up the garlic crop : our annual day out picking bilberries : harvesting blackcurrants at the allotment :: :: preparing the glass blocks : grouting : the log pile grows ::
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June in pictures
:: the garden has been full of bees : first BBQ : june is all about roses :: :: Victor’s find for our nature table : cutting templates for worktops : the allotment is ‘set’ :: :: picking elderflowers for cordial : doors open to let the warm air in : matching the garden posies :: More on Instagram…
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May in pictures
:: a busy month for visitors to the church : we’d hoped our missing cat had returned, only to discover we’d mistaken his identity – oops! : designing our new website :: :: weeding the allotment : Karl securing a British land speed record : vegetable seed sowing :: :: fixing leaky downpipes : the outside of the wall in…
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April in pictures
A monthly picture diary. :: the easter bunny and chicks arrive in the garden : sowing seeds in the allotment : clearing our new log storage area :: :: father teaching son shelf building skills : trialing some pressed Christ Church flowers for new card designs : Fred masking up the kitchen cupboards ready for painting :: :: undercoating…
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Christ Church from the gateway of the ‘Secret Garden’. Image of the Week #134
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March in pictures
A monthly picture diary. :: spending time in the garden : plasterers working on the House : outside time :: :: cleaning the oak in the kitchen : signs of spring : cutting back saplings :: :: finishing the entrance porch : the first butterfly spotted : cleaning a clerestory window ::
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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…
