The Green Man and a Real Gentleman

My natural style is carefree and careless.  I try to make my posts light-hearted, fun and hopefully a little bit cheeky.  Although acutely aware of the existence of Quentin Tarantino I prefer to spend most of my days a la Doris Day.  Occasionally however I feel the need to write something a little more serious,Continue reading “The Green Man and a Real Gentleman”

Chick, chick, chick, chick, chicken

With extreme generosity I have given myself the rest of November off.  It is a buffer zone of decadence between the past and the future.  This does not mean that I will stop posting, just that I will be continuing in the rather random fashion I have utilised over the past three months.  Then theContinue reading “Chick, chick, chick, chick, chicken”

Euryops chrysanthemoides – African Bush Daisy

I may have mentioned it before but I have a bit of a thing about cotoneaster, specifically Cotoneaster horizontalis.  This “thing” is situated a little south of “hate” and a little north of “irritation”.  My gripe is not so much with the plant (it can’t help its lack of charisma) but the fact that itContinue reading “Euryops chrysanthemoides – African Bush Daisy”

Have you seen the Muffin Man?

Today was my last day at Cliffe.  As expected it was heady mix of tears and treats, fun and goodbyes.  We toured the garden and discussed the occupants, we drank coffee and discussed the good times.  We talked about the future and reminisced about the past.  Returning to the Potting Shed after lunch at Hero’sContinue reading “Have you seen the Muffin Man?”