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At last! March has broken the weather run that stretches back an awfully long way, into 2023. We’ve enjoyed multiple dry days in a row, with just enough rain to keep the soil moist. And a fair bit of sunshine, … Continue reading
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Named storm Bert arrived overnight on Friday 22nd, and by the time rain eased off 36 hours later, we’d had 103 mm of rainfall.Fortunately, I’d done preparatory work on our access track, clearing out chevron channels and the central main … Continue reading
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Friday Night Fever Night Drew me, etched my stretched back lines Night knew me, warm on chill cast iron No thoughts were passed, no words were said We were alive, yet could have passed for dead No shooting … Continue reading
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After all this time, why did it surface now? That’s just one of the questions I’ve been asking recently, after finding another object earlier in the month for what we’re now going to call our ‘Tossed and Found’ shelves. Which … Continue reading
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A garden is never the same from one year to the next – a big part of its delight. But if one season highlights this more than any other, it’s that final part of the deciduous tree’s year, when the … Continue reading
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February can be a very unpredictable month. No sooner did I email our list of contacts about visiting to see the snowdrops and other spring bulbs, and suggesting that things would be at their best from mid-February onwards, than the … Continue reading
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It started with a kiss. Actually, I can’t remember whether it did, in the early morning in question, but it was certainly in the bedroom that at some point I’d registered a buzz. Since we always leave our Velux roof-light … Continue reading
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Just a few introductory words about this latest “Harmonies No. 3”, compilation video. All footage was filmed here at Gelli Uchaf in the first 3 weeks of April 2022, yet another wonderful April in a run of 3. Images and … Continue reading
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After my last long post, heavy on history, this one is much shorter on words, and more garden focused. It begins with a tribute to Jessye Norman, singing below the third of Richard Strauss’ wonderful Four Last Songs – Beim … Continue reading
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(The blogger’s nightmare scenario. You spend the best part of a wet day drafting a post, tweaking the title, adding photos, and then, knowing that you need to take a couple more photos in the morning, and with my routines … Continue reading