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• Flowers in the Garden Early May

  

  Oh, how glorious gardens are when the flowers start appearing. Looking back on blog posts in previous years everything in my garden is a week or two later than... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Spring Has Sprung

  

  I can’t believe how lucky I have been this week. In need of a break, I took this week off work and the weather has been fabulous! Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – March 2015

  

  It is getting a little warmer now and everything in the garden is full of the joy of spring. We have been unlucky this last week with some very strong winds... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Spring Has Sprung

  

  A little too late this morning for the solar eclipse, which in my part of the country was disappointing event due to heavy cloud, the finally sun appeared mid... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review : First Ladies of Gardening.

  

  Thank you Frances Lincoln Press for sending me The First Ladies in Gardening to review. I am a little late in this post, the book was published on 5 March 2015. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Bloggers Bloom Day 15 Feb 2015

  

  Two happy things today. The first is that there really are blooms in the garden and second, it is a beautifully sunny day here on the South coast of England. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Not My Front Garden

  

  I live on the ground floor of a Victorian conversion. I bought it fourteen years ago this month, not only because of its good size and lovely high ceilings,... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Learning To Write English All Over Again

  

  There are times when I wish my mother tongue was something other than English and I had to learn English from scratch. That way I would know my verbs from... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Board Games Never Lose Their Attraction

  

  I believe that you can have much more fun with a group of people playing a board game than sitting in front of an XBox, Playstation or a solitary time with a... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds

  

  The idea of a secret garden is fascinating, and to be given the privilege of actually viewing a secret garden is all the more exciting. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Venture – What a Minefield!

  

  I said in my first post of 2015 that I would tell you all what I have been up to in the “quiet” months since November. With the run up to Christmas and the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Beautiful Day in January

  

  I love working part time, it means I get Monday and Friday off, so I can catch up with friends, projects and, of course, the garden. This morning I woke to a... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Happy New Year 2015 Calendar

  

  Hello all! Yes, I am still here and after two months thought it was time to dust off the cobwebs on the blog and make an appearance. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: Giftwrapped by Jane Means

  

  If you are anything like me, you may take a lot of time deciding what to buy people as a gift, whether it be for birthday, Christmas or just to say thank you. D... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Sheffield Park 1.11.14

  

  I am over a week late in posting this but several boxes of tissues, copious amounts of Vicks Vapour Rub and cough linctus I am now back in action. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• End of Month View – Oct 2014 : Surprises in the Garden

  

  One of the greatest things of working part-time is having Mondays and Fridays at home and today the last day of the month, I have been able to take photos of th... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Digging into the October Archives

  

  I took some photos of roses, scabious, and Dahlias this morning, all still blooming the garden. This was with a view to a weekend post of photos to share with... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• RHS Companion to Scented Plants : Book Review & Give Away

  

  There is nothing more evocative than a scent, it will remind us of people, places and events. Our olfactory senses work overtime with recognised smells. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Are You a Starter Or a Finisher?

  

  Some people are natural “starters.” They live for the creative beginning of projects, but not the day-to-day execution or the follow through. I start things... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Give Away and Review: “BREAD”

  

  Now for something completely different. In a bid to show that the Hurtled to 60 blog is more than just about gardens, I accepted the offer from Jacqui Small... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME