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..
In Search Of The Giant Tingle
The final week in Oz. And there is much more to the south west of Australia than food and wine. Nice though that obviously is..
Does Absence Make The Heart Grow Fonder?
From the record heat of Australia to an English midwinter. But it's not all doom and gloom..
Would We Dare?
You never know what you'll find if you go off road.. that's half the adventure.
The Devil You Know
From the heartbreaking tale of the Tasmanian Devil to a garden that could almost be home. Even if it is on the other side of the world.
75 Miles And Still Counting..
Walking (and driving) across the wilds of Tasmania. Next time I’ll do my research more carefully.
Hello 2019!
Greetings. From next year..
Merry Christmas!
Christmas wishes from afar..
Australia’s Galapagos
They say you should never go back. Sometimes exceptions have to be made.
Well I Did Warn You..
It’s no good. I couldn’t resist. If you are not fond of koalas normal service will shortly be resumed.
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.