Nothing heralds the change of season as well as the bright yellow daffodils with their ' trumpets' proudly announcing that spring is coming. With such lovely weather drifting over the acre it is truly magical to see the changes, knowing that longer and warmer days are on the way.

On Wednesday it was busy, busy, busy as we made great strides under Nicks guidance in laying our new path. The ground was prepared before a membrane to suppress the weeds was laid down.

This week saw us start the second layer of our willow fencing which also meant harvesting the boughs by pollarding the trees by the stream.

After a bitterly cold start we were soon bathed in sunshine and worked under a perfectly azure sky.

It was a real treat on Wednesday to have John Negus on the acre and he gave us an insightful demonstration on caring for our trees.

A rather wet and windy Wednesday meant that we had a week of planning rather than out pottering in the rain!

Despite the wet start we did get the acre looking a lot smarter although it was too damp to do much strimming. The cabin lawn was mown together with areas around our vegetable strips.

It was a lovely, relaxed atmosphere on the acre; the cabin lawn was given a a much needed trim and the same went for the secluded corner and the entrance point to the Old Vicarage.

We achieved quite a bit today. Abigail cleared the path leading to our dumping area and was stung numerous times by our ferocious nettles for her troubles

Another feast on the acre as Aniello was on top form as he prepared two curries over two sittings, one for the morning crew and the other for those arriving later. They were both excellent, especially as he predominantly used produce from the acre.