I never thought I’d be wanting to cut gorse. After my earlier gorse harvesting exploits I thought I’d never want to pick up those cutters and set to again. However needs must. The good thing about gorse is its burning properties. And, with a pile of... All rest and no work is a bassets idea of heaven. Fortnum has perfected the art of doing nothing as you can see here. With the main festivities over there was nothing for it today. Back to work at Domestic Executive HQ. There’s too much to be done to be... The rain has done wonders for the vegetable patch. The plants have grown much taller and I’ve got a broccoli sprouting. It’s so exciting I can tell you. This is the first time I’ve grown a broccoli, aren’t they wonderful! Now all I need... I’m getting nervous. My vegetables are growing. This is not the first time that I’ve grow vegetables but the first time I’ve worried about them. After all this is my experiment kitchen garden to determine whether we should go the whole hog and... A little like Fortnum here, I’ve been looking for some comfort where my thistle harvesting has been concerned. It’s a dispiriting experience to be plugging away at the blighters and seemingly making little progress. It has left me with a bit of a... 