If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Life under lockdown
A time to reflect that we’ve quite enjoyed slowing down and staying at home. We’ve even had time to paint the shed… I’m going to let you into a secret. I’ve quite enjoyed staying at home. It makes life so much simpler. Already I’ve got into the habit of not needing to go out for…
Venomous and Muthering
A toadstool has a cap and a stem and you can’t eat it.A mushroom has a cap and a stem and you can eat it It all started with Him Indoors cutting the lawn. The next thing I knew there was a large brown mushroom sitting on the kitchen table whilst he pored over a…
Gardening has its benefits
Gardening is a pretty good isolation activity. Just remember to tell someone what you’ve been up to… How are you doing? I ask out of genuine concern because, well, if there was ever a time to be concerned about friends and neighbours this is it… It’s easy to feel anxious and hopeless at the moment.…
Learning to share
Someone who shall remain nameless, but knows who he is, has started gardening with an enthusiasm that has me slightly worried as to the future state of the herbaceous borders.
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