From the back garden at Barleycorn, we look across to the large expanse of the adjacent farmer's field. At one end there is an evergree...

Everyone knows that bees and bumblebees are important for the environment, for without them, there would be no flowers, trees, shrubs, frui...

These are the first annual poppies to appear at Barleycorn this year. You will see where they fit into the story below.

Though it seems like yesterday, it was actually a little over ten years ago - a few weeks after we had adopted two ginger Toms from our loc...