Glad Tidings
Reading time 4 minutes
As I take a break between cleaning the house, wrapping presents and mopping the water that’s dripping through the roof, I hear the lyrics […]
Musings
Garden Therapy
Reading time 13 minutes
The last two months have been a whirlwind of activity and a rollercoaster of emotions, leaving me with less time than I’d like to […]
Dan Cooper Garden – Where Gardens Grow
Reading time 10 minutes
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed the appearance of a bright yellow box at the top and bottom of my homepage. It invites […]
A Little Solstice Solace
Reading time 5 minutes
Perhaps it’s just me, but 2021 has felt like a serious test of our endurance both in general and as gardeners. We started the […]
A Change Is As Good As A Rest
Reading time 10 minutes
‘A change is as good as a rest’, or so the proverb goes. As one who is ill at ease when relaxing and always […]
Has The Chelsea Flower Show Lost Its Mojo?
Reading time 17 minutes
I’ve grown a little bored of the Chelsea Flower Show. There, I’ve said it. Once upon a time I used to love the anticipation, […]
A Moment In The Gin & Tonic Garden
Reading time 7 minutes
Once in a while one’s garden has a ‘moment’, a brief period of time when everything comes together to create a picture-perfect scene and […]
Arctic April
Reading time 14 minutes
It has been the strangest month; cold – indeed the frostiest April in sixty years – and desert-dry. Although we’ve escaped spring frosts here […]
A Bookish Birthday
Reading time 5 minutes
You might well assume that I’d had enough of being busy doing nothing over the Christmas holidays. That’s certainly not the case. Over the […]
BITTERSWEET MEMORIES OF 2020
Reading time 22 minutes
The year 2020. Where to begin? It’s tempting to dive straight into the obvious negatives – and let’s face it that would be rich […]
SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM THE WATCH HOUSE
Reading time 7 minutes
Hello One and All! It’s been a while. Like everyone else, The Beau and I have been ducking and diving, trying to tackle this […]
The House by the Lane
Reading time 6 minutes
‘Chyanvounder’: ‘Chy’ meaning house and ‘vounder’ meaning lane in the Cornish language. We have made three attempts to visit Cornwall this year. The first […]