Yesterday it seemed as though spring really was just around the corner.  The sun was shining, the birds were singing and plants were burstin...

I was determined to get into the garden over the weekend and I actually managed to find quite a bit of colour there. Primroses, rhubarb sho...

I've been rather busy of late - busy marking student teachers' assignments (a task made less tedious by finishing off the Christmas ...

Most weeks I work from home for some of the time, but this week it's been every day.  I really enjoy being able to do this but this week...

Back in October Fran and I went to the Knitting and Stitching Show at the Alexandra Palace and, amongst other things, I bought some Lutradu...

I guess this post could also be subtitled 'Some of My Favourite Things'.  It's been rather grey here for days now, and although ...

During December I followed the Garden Bloggers' Advent Calendar and was amazed that I actually managed to work the answer out from the ...