During the original, and to my mind most pure and fruitful, lockdown we created a family WhatsApp group and every Sunday met up on Zoom. Some fool (me) had the idea, to spice things up a little, that it would be great fun to have a weekly challenge, chosen in rotation and to be judgedContinue reading “Challenged”
Category Archives: Thoughts
Either or Or
I am of the opinion that there are some who focus on the flowers and others that can only see the weeds. Can this be cured? I’m not sure. Perhaps it is just the way people are made. Usually I am a flower spotting kind of gal, but not always. In the picture above, someContinue reading “Either or Or”
Anger
I am hopeless at defending myself. I am the submissive, roll over on my back with my legs in the air, type. However, when it comes to my own, it is a quite different matter. Yesterday, I found out that some (I am struggling to find an adjective adequate enough to describe them, so pleaseContinue reading “Anger”
Three Tales
Tale One Many years ago, when I was still afraid of my own shadow, I accompanied my OH to a posh event in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Some of his discoveries were being displayed in an exhibition, he had been invited to the opening night and I was his Plus One. OfContinue reading “Three Tales”
Nothing is New
I love to read, I always have done, ever since I was a little girl and forced my younger brother to listen to me show off my prowess. However exhausted I might be, I read every night, even if I have to reread the same pages the next day. It is the full stop toContinue reading “Nothing is New”
Renewal
Today we went for a walk. This is an example of the crazy things I have got planned for my month long sabbatical. It was nice. We may well do it again. One of the first things we saw was large fallen tree, a beech perhaps but difficult to positively identify without scrabbling and aContinue reading “Renewal”
An Alternative Christmas Message (no corgis)
It is nearly here. Whether you immerse yourself completely in the festivities or hole up in a cave on top of Ben Nevis until it is all over, tomorrow is Christmas Day. Personally I love it, although I can understand why people distance themselves from the excesses and unnecessary pressures. I love it because itContinue reading “An Alternative Christmas Message (no corgis)”
Beechgrove
It is raining. Which means I have been cooking or thinking. Unfortunately on this occasion, it is the latter. I am a professional gardener. When I am not being oh-so-professional in other peoples’ gardens, I write about plants for fun and for money. It would appear that horticulture is my life, the be all andContinue reading “Beechgrove”