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  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 »
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  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 »
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  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 »
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  Coming soon….

  
  I’m putting together something new. It’s a mini magazine (a Zine) which will have a plant and nature theme. It’s going to be a mix of garden memoirs, nature writing, a sliver of fiction, some illustrations and gardening ideas with a few makes. It’s 16 pages of pretty newsprint. I’ve lined up some lovely contributors,… Read More »

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