It's still cold, even in London, but these past few days there have been glimpses of blue skies that make me think about summer a...

I've just been reading back through the comments left on my last post about my Dad and shedding a few more tears.  I was so moved by...

~ Not unlike icicles - the winter catkins of Garrya elliptica ~   Well, hello again. Christmas zoomed past and now, here we are, covered...

I just wanted to say a big Thank you!  to Tracey at igrowveg.com .  She recently ran a comments competition on her excellent website, asking...

Sensible, moi?  Not usually, but this year I'm going to give it a go.  This year, I've got A Plan. In the first year we pretty muc...

I'm not normally pessimistic but I confess I have been a bit disheartened of late.  I've been invaded.  Yes, just a few days away ...