Blossom Season
The blossom is out in the park opposite my house and I am so glad to see it. It’s been a cold spring so far, and I am finding these last weeks of lockdown are dragging, but a walk through the trees with their pink and white confetti petals always makes me feel better. My… Read More »Small highlights
The snow hung around last weekend and we went for a long and lovely walk just a few miles away. It was new to us, and the wintry landscape looked very dramatic. We walked along part of a footpath known as the Rutland Round, starting at the village of Pickworth, circling through a quarry into… Read More »Snowfall and kitchen table projects
Snow fell, very prettily, and it was a novelty for everyone. The park opposite my house filled with children, sledges and relieved-looking parents, the trees dipped under the weight of a heavy fall (for our area of the country) and cars became stuck on the gentle hill outside our house. The snowfall has stayed with… Read More »Of bulbs, tulips and hyacinths….
A wild and rainy day, Donald Trump’s last shout, continuing lockdown, shielding …life is a certainly a curate’s egg. I woke up feeling gloomy, but then I remembered that I have some spring bulbs in my greenhouse outside, and I hadn’t checked them for a week or two. Sure enough, there is progress: the iris reticulata have… Read More »