Otters, words and buy a share of Babbinswood Farm
Otter
I found a dead otter by the side of the road the other day. It looked peaceful. Its front legs were crossed gently as if relaxing. It had a face like a dog. It didn’t seem crushed or injured so I’m not convinced it had been hit by a car, but they why was … Read more
It sounds like a cult he said
‘It sounds like a cult’ he said.
When I told an old school friend that when away with my son, we would be meeting strangers, in bars, he said; ‘It sounds like a cult! Be careful!’
I was.
A stranger is a friend you just haven’t met yet (W.B.Yeats)
We had aperitivo with Roberto, a … Read more
25 years with my apple tree
I have been inundated with cooking apples this year. Last year plumbs, this year apples. It has been hard to keep up with stewing, pies, crumbles…I’ve even felt a bit resentful of all the extra work it has taken.
I have shared apples with neighbours, friends, my yoga group and still they keep coming.
And … Read more
Some thoughts on rain
I’m gathering words and lines and drops of rain to help me love it more:
Fun facts from the Met Office: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/rain/
Petrichor
Petrichor is the smell of rain. The word comes from the Greek words ‘petra’, meaning stone, and ‘ichor’, which in Greek mythology refers to the golden fluid that flows in the veins … Read more
Sometimes broken is better
I planted sunflowers again this year, from the gleaned seeds of last year. They have to be one of my favourite flowers, bright, robust, direct, stark against the sharp blue cold sky today, but also against the black grey of the week. The bees love them, the squirrels hang off them feeding. They make me … Read more