Can I Tell You A Story?
the rusty duck blog
About A Cottage In Need Of Work..
And the undeniable truth of Sod’s Law: If it can go wrong, it will.
Of Extreme Gardening..
When there is no such thing as ‘light weeding’. Now, where did I leave the crampons?
It Helps To See The Funny Side..
Be it a foot through the ceiling or the recalcitrant wildlife. What other way is there?
The Author
Jessica. 5′ 1″. 110 pounds. Wife to Mike.
Serial house renovator. Never the easy ones.
Gardener and wildlife lover. Yes, the two are mutually incompatible.
Occasional traveller. Far too occasionally.
Listed by The Telegraph as one of ‘The Garden Bloggers You Should Be Following’.
Eternal optimist. Well OK then, most of the time.
You Heard It Here First: The Breaking News..
The Garden House, Devon
The Garden House is viewed as one of the finest gardens in Britain. And who could disagree with that?
Sliding Softly into Autumn
Is Autumn earlier this year? It certainly looks like it..
Feeling The Heat
Old house challenges meet modern technology. And there'll ne'er be such a thing as a chilly bath..
The Bunker
Welcome to The Bunker. Plus, the trails and tribulations of the temporary bathroom. And a grand day out.. not!
August Is Bloomin’ Lovely
The hot, hot colours of summer have arrived. And a touch of autumn. What already?
The Pee Light
Caught short in the middle of the night? It's disco hustling across the bathroom here..
Oh, The Indignity..
Creative navigation can turn around the most mundane of trips. And.. if you're short in stature like me, beware the cantilevered loo!
Could It Get Any Worse?
Did I say this was just a bathroom renovation? How wrong can you be.
Still No Gold Mine. But..
Blackened roof timbers and thatch. Turns out the cottage could be much older than we first thought.
You Have To Laugh.. Or Else You'd Cry
Congratulations and thanks for four years, it’s so much more entertaining when I’m not the one sliding downslope bottom first..
I’m crying Jessica.. hilarious!
A good way to start the day – catching up on your blog. It’s such a joy.