Thinking of the days

  There's only one garden I've visited in Wiltshire before and that's Stourhead. I first saw it in my teens  - a Sunday in S...

I'll admit it - I hated rhubarb as a child. Usually served as a very tart tart, smothered in a  virulent yellow congealing custard, the...

Early April and a rather windy day to go for a tour of the gardens at Belvoir Castle and to see the site for something rather exciting wh...

Some of my  friends are celebrating Holi today. I rather like this Hindu festival - it's fun and always make me smile even though it ...

Yesterday was cold and dank, with a high windchill factor. I left the village early to do my weekly shop at the bakers and the supermarket....

  As I write this, looking out onto a white world, it really does feel wintry, and yes, so Christmassy. With only thirteen days to go un...