Category: Gardening

Back to school

Don’t you just dread the alarm going off on a back-to-school morning?  I’ve been getting up at pretty much the same time over the holidays so it’s not like it’s a surprise, but this...

Bank Holiday Weekend

Here in the UK we have had another Bank Holiday long weekend.  For small daughter, it’s the start of a two week break and for big daughter it’s the end of her time at...

“Oh, the summer time is coming …”

I’ve been out in the garden today after a busy (and very wet) weekend where I didn’t do a great deal other than sit and knit.  Oh, it was bliss! The garden, however, didn’t...

Sunday catch up

It’s end of the school holidays at last – small daughter had a week off to herself last week whilst big daughter was back at college – but finally the day has arrived when...

Easter weekend

Here in the UK, those of the Christian faith have been celebrating Easter this weekend.  It’s a busy time in the church calendar and for those who are not church-goers, it’s a lovely long...

Mid-January

It’s nearly halfway through the first month of the year.  The time is moving scarily fast and whilst that would seem to be taking us to the Spring more quickly, I’m not so sure...