The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: gardening
May Garden, After The Rain
A week on and… It always looks very perky. As does Dog… And the views from the hill on our favourite walk are as contemplative as ever.
Week Nineteen: 2022
Theatre or cinema? Live or celluloid? I enjoy both but what separates one from the other is the quality of the enjoyment. And it might be the story, the acting, the setting or the company. And while I’ve been surprised … Continue reading
Posted in Film, gardening, miscellany, theatre, thought piece
Tagged 2022, Downton Abbey, film, theatre, thought piece
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May Garden: a bit of colour #garden #May2022
The first half of May has been dry and happily, today the rain has come. It perks everything up. That said, a lot grows at this time of year and some colour is bursting out… And Dog is out and … Continue reading
Week Sixteen: 2022
If you’re on a bit of a break, then a catch up on what’s on your mind is a bit contradictory. But hey, it’s easy to throw a few things down. As you’ll know I had a procedure and it … Continue reading
Yoghurt And Other Savings
When the pandemic hit, we took note of the early shortages: toilet rolls, flour and gravel (some recipe; goodness knows what the cakes tasted like but I doubt they rose much). We planted veg and we made our own yoghurt … Continue reading
Posted in families, gardening, memories
Tagged family, Gran, memories, selling, vegetables
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April Sunshine #garden
So even April is scuttling towards the summer with Easter done and dusted and May no longer so unsure that it should be renamed Will when we get there. In the garden the blooms continue, this year’s tulips are stunning, … Continue reading
Week Fourteen: 2022
Our house is filling up. The financial adviser and his new wife are planning on moving in while the house they are buying is restored to rude health. I believe this is called boomeranging though that usually entails someone out … Continue reading
Posted in dog, gardening, thought piece, walking
Tagged 2022, bees, fox, gardening, river wandle, walking
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Marching On #marchgarden #2022
And so it ended. A cold end after a mild week, so we had a bit of everything. April has started promisingly but let’s not get ahead. We had signs of flowers and shrubs both continuing and peeping through… the … Continue reading
The Garden – A Comparison
Several people have commented on how far ahead of their gardens is mine. I thought I’d dig into the archive and post some comparisons from the last few years. March 2019 March 2020 March 2021 March 2022 I’d probably say … Continue reading
Week Twelve: 2022
This week the weather has chosen to be full of spring delights which has kept us in the garden a fair bit. Vicky the tortoise is moving at last though she hasn’t started eating as yet. The signs are all … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, dog, gardening, miscellany, thought piece
Tagged 2022, dog, fox, garden thought, thought piece
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