Fond Farewells
Reading time 7 minutes
If it were not for the soft patter of rain on the skylight above my desk, I might hear a pin drop. My […]
poppies
Daily Flower Candy: Lone Poppy
Reading time 1 minute
Poppies are resourceful little plants, seeding themselves everywhere and living their short, glorious lives in the fast lane. Putting little effort into producing […]
A Little Bit of Paradise
Reading time 3 minutes
At the end of July we travelled north to the cathedral city of Durham. My partner (aka ‘Him Indoors’) grew up on a picture-perfect […]
Daily Flower Candy: Papaver commutatum ‘Ladybird’
Reading time 1 minute
An annual, Papaver commutatum ‘Ladybird’ is as pretty as a picture and as fleeting as its spotty-winged namesake. With its scarlet flowers and inky […]
The Joys of the Road
Reading time 3 minutes
As we drove down to the coast this morning, I couldn’t help noticing just how green and lush the countryside looked compared to a […]