Lammastide ~ John Barleycorn Must Die
La Belle Jardiniere – August, 1896 by Eugène GrasseSummer was slow this year and the garden responded reluctantly unfolding only part of it's potential for us to see. Rain and winds destroyed the...
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A Swift glides effortlessly across the surface of the waterphoto credit RSPB websiteLast week the Swifts gathered in large numbers overhead, flying low and shrieking loudly. They were preparing to...
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“mermaids have no tears, and therefore they suffer more.” ― Hans Christian Andersen, The Little MermaidAs August drifts into September we in England have the last Bank Holiday of the year. It's an odd...
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The first page of the first book. Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone And so it began. I've said before that words can hold hidden power to touch us in so many ways. Often it happens suddenly but...
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Attic Treasures by John O'Brien I usually do a more serious post for All Hallows Eve, or throw a lavish ball. But this year we are nursing our old Maine Coon Munchkin LeStrange and as he is poorly our...
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Cinderella Clock made for a display I am always late for everything in life preferring to hold back and wait and see before testing the waters myself. Some years ago when the husband and I were buying...
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