The sun is shining through a tree onto a garden filled with greenery. The Winwick Mum logo is in the bottom right hand corner.

Monthly Musing – September 2023 – Trees

One of the fields near our house where I walk the dog has a new owner.  I know this because I remember the fields being up for sale, and the farmer who used to...

A steam boat on a canal

Wet and mushy

I think that sums up the weather this week perfectly!  It was the autumn equinox yesterday and the weather’s been taking a run up to the astronomical change of season with torrential rain, howling...

A black dog in a muddy pond. There is a trail of black mud in the water where he's walking

Why is the dog always so smelly?

Hello, hello, how are you doing? It feels like aaaaages since I’ve written a catch-up chat blog post and I’ve really missed it!  Having said that, I have thoroughly enjoyed the posts of the last...

A view across Manchester from the cocktail bar of a tall hotel building. There is a cocktail menu on the table

Wow!

Big daughter spent some time with a good friend of hers and her toddler son last week. “Mum, he’s so cute!” she exclaimed, showing me photos of the little chap enthralled by ducks on...

A large, orange full moon with clear markings rises above an apartment block next to a monument on a hill

Monthly Musing – August 2023 – Blue moon

After all the rainy days and nights we’ve had recently, it was a joy to be able to look out of the window and see the big beautiful super blue moon last night.  It...

A pair of feet resting on a wooden coffee table, wearing hand knitted socks in stripes of blue, green, red and gold

Nutcracker – WYS Christmas 2023 yarn

Please do not adjust your screen – it really is Christmas in August as the WYS Christmas 2023 yarn has been released today!  Woohoo!  The West Yorkshire Spinners Christmas yarns have become something of...