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• The Eye of Orion

  

  "For some the eye of Orion is the most tranquil place in the universe" (The Five Doctors, 1983). The Five Doctors starts off at the Outlook Tower, part of Plas... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Sunny Sunday Welsh Morning

  

  The sun was shining and glinting off the sea, it was a beautiful morning and I had nothing planned. As I sat drinking tea pondering the meaning of life I starte... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Chesney - the Flame That Burned Twice as Brightly

  

  It is with more sadness than I can say I am writing about the death of the beautiful, the fluffy, the charismatic but always idiotic Chesney. His brief life cam... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Miss Ponsonby, Miss Butler and a Snowy Plas Newydd

  

  or the first of several posts relating to the recent Wales trip So, I visit Wales often, specially North Wales, even more specifically Portmeirion. I tell peopl... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - March 2013

  

  Crikey March has been cold, very cold. There has been snow, some sun and cold and snow. Apparently it is the coldest March since 1962, this is a much quoted fac... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Teasel Feast

  

  It snowed again, just when Spring had officially begun and just as it felt that it was time for things to start growing again, it snowed. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Amaryllis in the Spotlight

  

  I have been growing amaryllis for many years. I can remember my first one, I was astounded by the huge bulb and then the huge flamboyant flowers that followed. ... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Another Bee Pot

  

  I have visited Whichford Pottery previously so when I saw they were hosting a Chris Beardshaw talk there I decided it was time I visited again. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Talk on a Wet Afternoon

  

  or semaphore signals in Shelford The weather has not been kind to us weekend gardeners recently. This time of year is when I can only get out into the garden... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Delivery of Plants

  

  In terms of enjoyment, second only to going out to buy plants is receiving a delivery of plants. I love going to nurseries and plant fairs to buy plants and I... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Southport Chronicles 3 - Ink

  

  This is the last in my trilogy concerning my visit to Southport. This is where I make the big reveal, the reason why I travelled so far......... I went to have... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - February 2013

  

  February has largely been cold, quite frosty and a bit snowy too. For a short month it has felt very long, it has felt like a barrier to Spring rather than a... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Southport Chronicles 2 - Its Botanic

  

  Day two of the great Southport visit arrived. Yesterday had been sunny and rather nice, today was a bit more overcast but still reasonable weather. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• The Southport Chronicles 1 - Arrival

  

  or "Etiez-vous à Sedan? I have recently been on a trip to Southport. There was a specific reason for this trip which will become clear in the third and final... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Raindrops on Willow

  

  It snowed then rained and left my willow practicing balancing drops: Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Prime Location

  

  Now we are all told all the time that location is everything. Are we living in the right street, in the right town? Are we near to the right schools? Most... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Tracks

  

  I often have a song stuck in my head which I don't think is that unusual. Sometimes it is something I have heard on the radio, sometimes it has popped into my... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month Review - January 2013

  

  I am now in the habit of looking at last year's End of Month Review for the appropriate month before starting writing this year's. Last year I commented that... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• "All My Beautiful Wickedness"

  

  "I'm melting! melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Tale of Two Sams

  

  Sam's Song at the Doorstep of Cirit Ungol In western lands beneath the Sun the flowers may rise in Spring, the trees may bud, the waters run, the merry finches... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME