Hello creative dabblers and thanks for reading (maybe that’s premature to assume you’ll continue reading since this is the first sentence). I hope, though, that you will carry on! I’m typing this with a keyboard that has certain keys sticking. It’s mildly annoying but it seems to give my keyboard a personality, as if it’s […]

Earlier this week, my Instagram feed was full of pictures of snow-covered landscapes, both country and city. Apparently, it had snowed in Britain while I was sleeping. I follow many IG accounts based in Britain, mainly to see photos of beautiful gardens and the work of craftspeople I admire. You know how it is on […]

Hello everyone, I’m popping into your inbox mid-week to share I few things I’ve found engaging. Please leave a comment if you find something of interest here! My garden is full of aquilegias at present. I love these dainty cottage flowers and wrote about them here. Are you watching Wednesday on Netflix? We are halfway […]

Hello! It’s been an odd time recently. My head has been full of so many distracting thoughts that there hasn’t been space for words or thinking. There’s been sad family news, sad news from a friend, and disquiet as I extricated myself from a situation that wasn’t working for me. I hope I’ve made some […]

What a difference sunshine makes to my mood. Are you like that, too? Yesterday was a glorious spring day here, with radiant sunshine and today has started the same way. The flowering trees are doing their blossoming thing (although many have more leaves than flowers) and many of our neighbours are mowing their lawns for […]

Hello to you! Here we are, heading towards the spring equinox in a couple of weeks and I am longing for the temperatures to warm. Partially so the blossoms and leaves emerge on my deciduous trees and also so people living nearby no longer have the need to use their wood-burning heaters. The smoke those […]

Good morning to you! There’s nothing like a quiet Sunday at home to refresh for the week, is there? Not that my afternoon will be quiet; I’ll be actively watching my footy team on TV (that may involve some yelling and bouncing on the couch). Fingers crossed for a positive result. It’s still cold here […]

Hello! I’ll be sending these newsletters at irregular intervals from now on. Some weeks I’ve simply run out of words while, at other times, different activities call me away from my computer. You may not even notice; I doubt you wait each Sunday for my missive to drop into your inbox! 😀 I’ve read two […]

The wind is filling the winter bed sheets as they spin around on the clothesline, making them look like spinnakers attempting to take the line on a journey. So far, the many pegs I used are holding but I suspect the 69 km/h gusts we are experiencing may test that. However, the glorious sun is […]

Hello! We enjoyed one lovely (cold) sunny day his week. That’s better than none, right? It’s not today, though, so I’ll ignore the rain outside, the lake that has re-formed in my back yard and the plants that are drowning… I’m not doing well ignoring it, am I? 😊 Two weeks ago, I planted some […]