Category Archives: gardening

I Want A Peace Of That #thoughtpiece

Posted on Feb 4, 2019 by

As I look out into my garden I see evidence of what exactly? Life? Renewal? Climate change? It’s winter here in the UK and everything should be shut down. The earth should be frost-solid, the greens limited to the muscular … Continue reading →

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Garden Lore

Posted on Oct 2, 2018 by

Odd this. I was weeding the garden and this chap popped out of a geranium. He was a bit muddy, blinked a bit. ’Oh. Can you see me?’ ‘I can see a lizard. Are you…?’ ‘Lizard?’ ‘Not a lizard?’ ‘Pfft. … Continue reading →

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Blake’s Progress #poem #poetry

Posted on Jun 17, 2018 by

In my mini series of poems based on famous first lines I’ve stolen a hymn from Willie Blake, a local resident in East Dulwich back when Peckham was cool and Prime Ministers has problems with Ireland… like now really only … Continue reading →

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Three Ways To A Red Nose

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

Three things come together this week that make me feel nostalgic. One the garden looks lovely and especially the hostas and irises. Second the warm weather justifies the start of the moth trap season to see what if any moths … Continue reading →

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Ponderings While Pulling Trees

Posted on May 10, 2018 by

A little light musing, interspersed with pictures of the garden.. I was digging up a tree yesterday. It’s the sort of work that I used to love when working at the legal coal face. It meant I couldn’t actually think about … Continue reading →

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Taking The Positives #gardening #shortstory

Posted on Apr 17, 2018 by

A glorious day, one for exploring the garden. Spring is with us and temperatures will be up into the 20s centigrade this week. Yet we still have standing water in the paths at the far end of the garden. Next … Continue reading →

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Splish Splosh, Here Comes The Sun #garden #betareaders #thelastwillofsvenandersen

Posted on Apr 7, 2018 by

Scotland, at Easter was dry and blue. Hereabouts it rather precipitated down and I came home to a small lake at the end of the garden, frogspawn on the lawn and the remnants of recent frosts apparent in some burnt … Continue reading →

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