When you have a few different activities to occupy your time, some of them get neglected. Such is the case for my garden. Strangely though, that doesn’t stop all the plants growing and spreading. I used to get anxious about this and worry that I should be more serious about maintaining my garden but now […]
Popcorn in the garden
Last month at our garden club meeting, the guest speaker talked about miniature roses and showed us a selection in flower. I was inspired to add one of these pretty flowering plants to my garden and, since the speaker had mentioned Ross Roses as a dependable supplier, I looked at their website. As I was […]
Pretty in pink… and green and purple
In 2022, I made a small quilt to welcome my goddaughter’s first baby. It was fun stitching the project, mainly because it gave me the opportunity to lay out colours in a way I thought would stimulate a baby. You can read about that quilt here. Now that baby is a little girl and she […]
It only takes one cool night
Cooler weather is on the way (it was 7 degrees last night!) and that means I start knitting. Or, to be more accurate, it means I pick up the knitting project I abandoned last year and consider continuing with it. Or I start searching various websites for more patterns to knit (and even buy some […]
Summer stories 5
Strings of hot days = salad fatigue! This is the last of my summer stories this year, as we move into cooler weather.
Book recommendation: Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective
This is a delightful story about Miss Caroline Bingley as you have never imagined her to be. Set two years after the events of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Miss Bingley is staying at her brother’s estate and is, frankly, bored. Enter Georgiana Darcy, whose maid, Jayani, has gone missing. Miss Bingley seizes the opportunity […]
Tulip regrets
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article for our garden club newsletter, suggesting members order any special tulip bulbs they wanted to plant for next spring’s flowering. I’ve often been caught out by wanting certain flowers in my garden way after the time I should have been sowing seeds or planting bulbs. Sometimes, […]
Book recommendation: The Lost Bookshop
What an entrancing story! Opaline, Martha and Henry have entwining lives, if only they knew it. A vanishing bookshop is the key to unlocking the shared stories of these three characters; a lost bookshop that was waiting to be found. I was pleased to discover this novel. It combines historical fiction, romance and magical realism […]
Summer stories 4
Oh, I remember those days so well.
January so far
So far, I’ve managed to gloss over all those posts on social media about setting goals, lighting candles and choosing a word of the year. I’m pleased if doing those things makes other people feel good but they’re not for me. I enjoy meandering through life, picking up new hobbies and ideas as I go. […]