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..
Anyone Seen A Pair Of Glasses?
The Great Ocean Road. One of the world’s best drives. Just hold on to anything that isn’t screwed down.
Be Grateful For Slugs. Or Even Raccoons..
And to think I complained about a blackbird nesting in the abutilon. It could be much, much worse..
That Elusive Bird
On a mission to find a cassowary. It’s bigger than you and has a tendency to be aggressive. So why? Here’s why.
Invasion Of The Soldier Crabs
That sign presents a challenge too hard to resist. At least it does to me. What do you reckon is on the other side?
The Universe Is Expanding
A brief history of time.. chez duck.
So Near And Yet So Far..
Well come on in, the water will be lovely.. when it finally gets turned on.
One Man Went To Mow..
..went to mow a meadow. And in the long grass things can always be waiting to trip you up..
After Storm Callum
Ruffled. It's a good word to describe this October so far..
On The Tiles
Not a night on the tiles. Or a day on the tiles. Or even several days on the tiles.. But it's getting there.
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.