@paulrainger.bsky.social
Smallholder, environmental campaigner, part-time charity fundraiser. Personal stuff about growing veg, politics and prog.
Fifteen litres of Cider Vinegar bottled - that’s summer pickling 2026 sorted! thesecretacre.com/2026/01/28/a...
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Fifteen litres of Cider Vinegar bottled - that’s summer pickling 2026 sorted! thesecretacre.com/2026/01/28/a...
Emma gets in quick with our first cheese themed wedding anniversary year event - a cheesy lunch before catching the train home!
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Emma gets in quick with our first cheese themed wedding anniversary year event - a cheesy lunch before catching the train home!
Red Kite delight - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/21/k...
January 23, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Red Kite delight - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/21/k...
Spot the ball? No, spot the Red Kite! thesecretacre.com/2026/01/21/k...
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Spot the ball? No, spot the Red Kite! thesecretacre.com/2026/01/21/k...
Unbelievable aurora in Gloucestershire tonight. Never saw it this good when living in Scotland! Pics straight off Emma’s phone camera with no editing. (2/2)
January 19, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Unbelievable aurora in Gloucestershire tonight. Never saw it this good when living in Scotland! Pics straight off Emma’s phone camera with no editing. (2/2)
Unbelievable aurora in Gloucestershire tonight. Never saw it this good when living in Scotland! Pics straight off Emma’s phone camera with no editing. (1/2)
January 19, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Unbelievable aurora in Gloucestershire tonight. Never saw it this good when living in Scotland! Pics straight off Emma’s phone camera with no editing. (1/2)
So this happened yesterday. I started donating as a student and have kept it up ever since, through multiple moves, and latterly a period of low iron, which started to make reaching 50 donations seem unlikely, but I finally made good! Now on to at least 60 I hope! :-)
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
So this happened yesterday. I started donating as a student and have kept it up ever since, through multiple moves, and latterly a period of low iron, which started to make reaching 50 donations seem unlikely, but I finally made good! Now on to at least 60 I hope! :-)
Quick, we’ve been rumbled, head into town and try to blend in! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
January 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Quick, we’ve been rumbled, head into town and try to blend in! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
Emma and the boys! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Emma and the boys! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
The outlook is decidedly cheesy at The Secret Acre for 2026! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The outlook is decidedly cheesy at The Secret Acre for 2026! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
First Full Moon of 2026 rising, bringing with it welcome news of a whole year of new music from @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
First Full Moon of 2026 rising, bringing with it welcome news of a whole year of new music from @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
Autumn colours into winter (2/2).
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Autumn colours into winter (2/2).
Autumn colours into winter (1/2).
December 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Autumn colours into winter (1/2).
Back you go, looking suitably, well, sheepish! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Back you go, looking suitably, well, sheepish! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...
In just half an hour a huge flock of sheep mysteriously, silently, with military precision, materialised in the garden! More - thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In just half an hour a huge flock of sheep mysteriously, silently, with military precision, materialised in the garden! More - thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...
Last one from my round up of autumn colour at The Secret Acre. Apparently its been a bumper year for an early and vibrant colour display of autumn trees. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Last one from my round up of autumn colour at The Secret Acre. Apparently its been a bumper year for an early and vibrant colour display of autumn trees. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
More from my round up of autumn colour at The Secret Acre. Nice to have a decent squash harvest again after last year’s first ever failure due to the unseasonable cold and wet UK spring and summer in 2024. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
More from my round up of autumn colour at The Secret Acre. Nice to have a decent squash harvest again after last year’s first ever failure due to the unseasonable cold and wet UK spring and summer in 2024. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
More from my round up of autumn fungi and colour at The Secret Acre. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
More from my round up of autumn fungi and colour at The Secret Acre. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
More from my round up of autumn fungi and colour at The Secret Acre. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
More from my round up of autumn fungi and colour at The Secret Acre. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
More from my round up of autumn fungi and colour at The Secret Acre. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
More from my round up of autumn fungi and colour at The Secret Acre. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
More from my round up of autumn fungi and colour at The Secret Acre. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
More from my round up of autumn fungi and colour at The Secret Acre. thesecretacre.com/2025/11/06/e...
Expect your own body weight in Quince Jelly, it's been a record-breaking year for the Quince Tree in the orchard! More - thesecretacre.com/2025/10/16/r...
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Expect your own body weight in Quince Jelly, it's been a record-breaking year for the Quince Tree in the orchard! More - thesecretacre.com/2025/10/16/r...
Another harvest item the size of my head! The autum dampness seemed to arrive just in time for the fungi. So after our record breaking spud, I found our biggest ever puffball, even bigger than my head! Made a great breakfast three days running. 😁 More - thesecretacre.com/2025/10/16/r...
October 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Another harvest item the size of my head! The autum dampness seemed to arrive just in time for the fungi. So after our record breaking spud, I found our biggest ever puffball, even bigger than my head! Made a great breakfast three days running. 😁 More - thesecretacre.com/2025/10/16/r...
Despite a dry summer, our Desiree potatoes managed to produce the biggest spud we've ever harvested, half the size of my head! More - thesecretacre.com/2025/10/16/r...
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Despite a dry summer, our Desiree potatoes managed to produce the biggest spud we've ever harvested, half the size of my head! More - thesecretacre.com/2025/10/16/r...
Random musical discovery in Ross on Wye yesterday.
October 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Random musical discovery in Ross on Wye yesterday.