The early Christians incorporated the pagan celebration of winter solstice to the celebration of the birth of Christ. The solstice normally falls on the 21st of December and is followed by three days where the sun rises in the same place on the horizon. It is on December 25th that movement of the sun can … More Merry Meet And Bright Blessings
We just celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary and so we decided to go up to London and see the new production of Fiddler on the Roof. Well, I decided that we should do that and AP said, “OK”. We drove to the train station and parked up. Neither of us had the coins to put … More Sixteen Years
And here it is… towards the end of summer. The sun begins to set a little earlier and rise a little later. My French lavender and alliums are finished with their blooms and the bumble bees have moved on. Tomorrow is my birthday and I will be 60. AP asked me what I wanted to … More August and Other Matters
AP bought an expensive collectable book from a vendor who sent the book via a private courier. The book never arrived and thus far we have had three communications from the courier stating: That the book was delivered; that the book is in their facility in a nearby town and would be delivered the following … More It’s Not my Job, I Can’t Help You, Computer Says No…
Oh. The first weekend in June. Perfect. We ate lunch in a village pub that overlooked this cricket green. England, in large part, protects its countryside and for that I am so grateful. Within 10 minutes of our house we can find woodlands and parklands where we can walk the dogs and enjoy part of … More The Beginnings of Summer
This is Katie, my 10 year old neighbour. Sometimes she hangs out with me when she is not in school. She’s a lovely, lovely kid. The last time she stayed with me, we watched a program on the suffragettes and that sparked a good discussion on the history of women’s rights. One time we watched … More Teachable Moments
Only a short blurb on Brexit. The country is deeply divided and everyone is feeling the stress of it. There’s a lot of sadness on both sides of this issue and that’s all I’m going to say about it. I know…right? I usually have strong opinions on such matters but I am truly flummoxed by … More Brexit in the Springtime
And just like that… I appear in late February after a three month absence. This what I’ve felt like since late November… Christmas was very busy. I went to the United States in January. And this week the sun came out! The above photos were from a trip that I made to Petersham Nurseries with … More Sunshine in February
The fields and gardens are showing their bare bones now… I visited Wisley Gardens this past week and stumbled upon one lonely rose, still blooming in this cluster of brown stalks. While at Wisley, I attended their annual craft fair. I walked past many stalls of beautiful arts and crafts pieces but when I … More Later when it’s Darker and Colder…
We went to Paris a few weeks ago to meet up with my sister and her family, who were travelling together through France. Here we are, sitting in the sun in a Paris cafe, blabbing away. We didn’t have much time together so we had to talk fast. The coffee helped. I really love France. … More Paris And …
