Catching Up
The Mexican Kitchen van and an evening of good food with good friends last Friday — it was a perfect start to a quiet weekend of catching up on both rest…
Read MoreThe Mexican Kitchen van and an evening of good food with good friends last Friday — it was a perfect start to a quiet weekend of catching up on both rest…
Read MoreHadleigh Castle can be bleak in the winter, but come spring when the sun comes out and the wind dies down, it is one of the loveliest places in…
Read MoreCalifornia poppies, Eschscholzia californica… these golden beauties are a touch of home-away-from-home for me, and always evoke a flood of memories. As a child I was taught that our state flowers…
Read MoreAfter an unexpectedly nice morning, some really dark skies brought us loud thunderclaps and brilliant rainbows late this afternoon. As today was a work day, this was the view from…
Read MoreThis bright spot of pink cheer really stood out on my wet, grey morning walk through the village. I happen to know her owner, and she’s as lovely and bright as…
Read MoreLong days bring long shadows when the late afternoon sun just begins to drop down behind the houses and into the trees. We’re getting quite a bit of rain at…
Read MoreThis sinuous privet hedge makes me smile every time I go past. Jeff calls it the Loch Ness Hedge of Thundersley Grove.
Read MoreDays like today are why England is so green! So I took the path that lead straight to the shops…
Read MoreThe weather is so mild today that we have all our windows open… the birds are singing and these sweet lilacs are perfuming the air both inside and out. My…
Read MoreSometimes I doubt that I’ll ever get used to the weather here, nor fully accept the fact that it changes hour by hour most days rather than day by day….
Read More