Finally I have emerged from the dust and mayhem of our kitchen extension to resume my blog. The last seven months were more disruptive than I’d anticipated, and with two of us living and working in a building site, with no hot water or heating for the most part, it was difficult to keep juggling,… Read More »
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022: the return!
Two Chelsea Flower Shows in one year is an incredible achievement for both organisers and participants. Last September’s Chelsea was a little subdued, perhaps, with everyone feeling their way in the Covid world, happy to be out, but still cautious. This May, things were back with a flourish, and a very special sense of excitement… Read More »
Plans realised
I have been absent from my blog for a while. Life has become very busy and chaotic as our long awaited extension is being built. At the moment, we’re at the foundations stage, so there is nothing interesting or exciting to show you yet, but in a couple of months, I hope that will change.… Read More »
Small Wins…
I hope everyone is surviving January. Today we had some radiantly beautiful sunshine after a series of grey and damp days and it felt like a gift. I have various cheering up strategies to take me through my least favourite month. The first is indoor bulbs. My hyacinths and paper whites which I planted just… Read More »
New for 2022
Happy New Year everyone. I hope you all had a good festive season. Our plans seemed to change every day for Covid-related reasons, but this year, we did manage to see everyone, just not quite at the same time. But it was a vast improvement on last Christmas and we were grateful. That’s the way… Read More »
Seasonal baking
It’s been such a strange year in so many ways. Everything shifting and changing on an almost daily basis, nothing certain, our so-called leaders behaving like children, blatant untruths from those in positions of trust, and so much more. That’s on top of some unravelling in my small sphere with the serious illness of one… Read More »