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
Small things make a smile
Small things which made me happy.
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We were driving into Shrewsbury when I saw smoke rising from the verge.
As we got closer it was clear that the grass was on fire and that there was a big old hedge behind it which would be catching light within a few wind’s breaths. So I … Read more