Over 18,000 emails in Archives. Good grief, Charlie Brown! Technology. I am not hopeless in the IT department but, too much of it is just a little beyond my grasp. I am trying to learn more about it in order to feel less out of control as I get older. Control is important to all… Continue reading I know it’s here somewhere-28th February 2023
Tag: Sustainability
Where does the time go?-12th December 2022
Morning! Hot water for tea and porridge in the pan. I know, I disappeared there for a bit, but November seemed to have been wiped off the calendar for me by one of the “mega-colds” that are circulating about everywhere now. I tested and tested for Covid for about 10 days and…nada. Just a horrible… Continue reading Where does the time go?-12th December 2022
Adapt and repair what you already have-10th October 2022
This is a photo of one of my old compost bins. I bought these in about 2003 (?) at a local “buy everything home and garden” store. They have lived in just so many places around the garden over the years and are still hanging together in spite of it all. But, in my experience,… Continue reading Adapt and repair what you already have-10th October 2022
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Meet “Ting” #2-1st October 2022
On the 20th of March of this year I posted a little thing here in the blog called “A rush of blood to the head”. It has proved to be my most liked post. I thought I would follow that one up and show you this new friend. “Ting” 2. It doesn’t “ting” in quite… Continue reading Meet “Ting” #2-1st October 2022
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Gardening poisonings-1st July 2022
Do you ever feel that sort of rage, the sort that makes you want to go out and get a megaphone and go up and down the street shouting about what has made you so very angry? I am in this space today. The picture above shows one of the tomato plants in my green… Continue reading Gardening poisonings-1st July 2022
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The Cobalt Blue Pot-28th May 2022
My youngest niece got married on the 7th of May this year. I wanted to post this piece on that day but was away on holiday with no access to my files. Hopefully, this will be a case of better late than never. When she got engaged, I asked my sister if there was some… Continue reading The Cobalt Blue Pot-28th May 2022
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New Garden Friends- 11th April 2022
It’s been a while since I last posted here but Spring has arrived and I am in the garden. It is 127 steps from my greenhouse door up to the water tap at the back of the house and back again. So says my Fit Bit. Well, if you have a Fit Bit, surely you… Continue reading New Garden Friends- 11th April 2022
Make or break lighting-21st Mar 2022
It seems appropriate at this Equinox point of the year, when the light is balanced between day and night, to talk a bit about lighting. I mentioned the inglenook fireplace yesterday as a decorating challenge. There really isn’t a lot you can do to change something like this. It is going to dominate the room.… Continue reading Make or break lighting-21st Mar 2022
A rush of blood to the head-20th Mar 2022
Meet “Ting”. This phone came to live with us after we redecorated the dining room last year. Wait. I will back up and tell you the story. Settle in. It’s quite a tale. We have lived in this old house for 22 years now. The dining room is one of two large reception rooms at… Continue reading A rush of blood to the head-20th Mar 2022
A crocheted bedspread-19th Mar 2022
Okay. Now you’re just showing off. I have had these very words spoken to me so many times in my life and, sometimes, it has been true. But, why are the words flung out with such bitterness by the accuser, as if being good at something is a bad thing? And why is taking pride… Continue reading A crocheted bedspread-19th Mar 2022
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