Six on Saturday: 2 June 2018

Posted on 2 June 20181 June 2018 by John

Is it June already? I’m running way behind on planting. And finding, almost daily now, that I’ve double ordered something else. Not just bedding but large perennials too. Next week, a few ... Read More

Six on Saturday: 6 January 2018

Posted on 6 January 20185 January 2018 by John

I had my dental checkup on Thursday. Having made myself comfortable in her chair, my dentist proceeded to fill my mouth with her fingers, that little round mirror she checks her make-up in, a sucky th... Read More

Deflation

Posted on 23 November 201728 November 2017 by John

Deflated. vb. (past tense). What happens to you when one of your favourite bloggers decides to go into hibernation. Deflated. adj. Your condition having been deflated vb. (past tense). Grammar. ... Read More

A Vacancy Looms

Posted on 22 November 201728 November 2017 by John

The difference between rupture and rapture is but one character. That character represents the difference between carrying a case of wine into the house and drinking a glass of it. It also represents ... Read More

Roses Grow on You

Posted on 1 June 20171 June 2017 by John

Sometimes I get a bit irritated by all the photos that people post to their blogs, Twitter and wotnot, of the latest plants in bud or full bloom in their gardens. I know that those “down Souf... Read More

Weekend Weblink: 21 February

Posted on 21 February 201620 February 2016 by John

It’s nice to be in a minority occasionally. And I find I’m in one because old Ben Higgledy, curator of the Higgledy Garden, is convinced that over 90% of his customers are female. Indeed h... Read More

Weekend Weblink: 7 February

Posted on 7 February 20165 February 2016 by John

I was reading an article by Dan Snow the other day (those who know me will know that I like articles/programmes by Dans) in which he bemoaned those that criticise Twitter. A lot of what he wrote gelle... Read More

Weekend Weblink: 31 January

Posted on 31 January 201630 January 2016 by John

OK, so I’ve had a brilliant idea for upping my blogging rate. I’m going to pinch some other blogs. Not really! In one of those revealing moments you get while standing naked in front of a ... Read More