Half term part one
Half term. It’s such a relief not to have to get up early to get ready for school and college, and the daily commute is now down to the kitchen for breakfast rather than...
Category: Gardening
Strawberries and Simon Drew
I had no intention of writing a blog post about Simon Drew, an artist I have long admired whose pictures are often based on a pun. I was going to tell you all about...
Friday happy moments
The hyacinth on the windowsill has finally decided to flower. I’ve seen lots of beautiful hyacinths in blogland over the last couple of weeks but mine is a bit late to the party. Never...
Friday
It’s been a pretty damp and cold week this week. Given the choice, I might well have been tempted to stay in bed for a bit longer, but there have been children to get...
Deep frost
Another day and another post about one of our favourite British discussion subjects – the weather! What I like best about the weather in winter – and particularly the frost – is the definition...
Garden surprises
It’s been such a mild Autumn so far that I really shouldn’t be surprised that there are still summer flowers to be found in the garden. In fact, I noticed this morning that some...
