Our New Life in the Country: Off to see Alys

Friday, 13 April 2012

Off to see Alys

Today, thanks to Lucy at The Smallest Smallholding and her little photographic competition I'm off to see Alys Fowler, well to listen to her anyway. A ninety minute talk followed by a two course lunch and a tour of the Organic Gardens here.

We're both really looking forward to this, a whole day to hear about gardening, see it in action and not actually to have to do anything. We should come back fired up with good ideas and with full tummies as well. Definitely my kind of day.

I'll tell you all about it tomorrow.

Sue xx

8 comments:

Mrs Thrifty13 April 2012 at 07:23
That sounds divine - have a wonderful day xx
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Sooze13 April 2012 at 08:01
Have a great time Sue, you both need a really nice day out. And you might pick up some good tips too - or perhaps you could give them some! Look forward to hearing all about it.

Regards, Sooze x
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Shaheen13 April 2012 at 08:09
Oh I am envious. Enjoy your day out, it will be a refreshing change for you. Looking forward to reading about your day x
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Mad Madam Mel13 April 2012 at 10:57
oooh a touch of envy here too, I do find watching Alys in her garden inspiring, and I am a little embarrased to admit, that kind of think of her as a style icon lol :)
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Sandies' Patch13 April 2012 at 12:45
Oh Heaven!

Enjoy!

Full report expected...

Have a great weekend too!

Hugs,
Sandie xx
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foreveryoung13 April 2012 at 14:49
Hope you have a wonderful day Sue. Just what you both need. Ann x
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Arwedd13 April 2012 at 17:54
Hoping you have a great time and get to ask lots of questions.

Arwedd x
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sweet blondie blue eyes13 April 2012 at 18:58
I hope you had a lovely day with Alice, I would love to have gone to a talk with Alys, I thought she was so refreshing on Gardeners World, shame she is no longer on.

Looking forward to hearing about your day.

We were at our garden today, gosh those weeds grow quick!!!
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This was my Blog, just me writing about our day to day life learning all about and then living the smallholding life. First we started on a farm in Oxfordshire, then we moved to a smaller place in Berkshire (both in England) and then we found a place of our very own at the bottom of a hillside in North Wales. Along for the ride were all our various animals, and we ended up with just our dogs, Suky and Mavis, our cat Ginger .... who secretly thinks he's one of the canine gang, a sheep called Ethel who wandered in off the road and stayed... and a roving band of egg laying chickens that live cheek by jowl with the local wildlife.

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It was simply the wild and wacky ramblings of a 50 something townie turned country girl called Sue, who lost her heart to a sailor and started a new life in the country .... many years ago. On a path that took us from Cumbria to Oxfordshire, to Berkshire and then we found our home at the bottom of a wet and windy Welsh hillside by a busy main road.

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Sue xx

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