Notes from the Slow Lane

Now I am home with technology I can get to work I will now post some pictures of Bosham, a place that is very photogenic indeed.  There is a...

The ceanothus in our garden is in full bloom and the bees are in paradise, you can hear them buzzing as they nimbly work from flower to flow...

We finally have a sunflower flowering, planting the seeds directly in the ground was not wildly successful, these are the only two that have...

This morning has brought an unexpected treat from a generous neighbour of a gorgeous bunch of sweet peas and a vegetable marrow.  The sweet ...

A couple of days ago I took this photograph of some of the roses in the garden, attracted by the beauty of the tightly furled buds, their cr...

The ceanothus was only planted a few years ago but is already taller than me and is just, finally creeping into flower, slowly flushing with...

Sometimes there's an advantage to being awake before 6am and thankfully I did eventually get back to sleep. I have got terribly behin...

Awandering down country lanes

Sunset, day one

The past couple of "WIP Wednesdays seem to have drifted past me, never mind, these things happen and I have been feeling worn out and r...

I am sitting on the old bench in the middle of the garden in the cool of the evening.  Little snatches of sunshine have made their way thro...

No surprises there then, I'm late again with the work in progress post for this week.  I've been very tired this week and a touch ou...

I've remembered to post on the right day this week, which is a start.  I'm currently recovering from doing a lot of cooking in prepa...

Nothing that exciting to show you this week, sometimes that's how life goes, just working away on the same projects.  I've this minu...

A beautiful sunny afternoon, a shady garden, a comfortable chair, some good reading material, some knitting and that classic retro treat: ...

I've been meaning to write a less "heavy" post for a while now, but haven't quite got around to it as I've been feelin...

Warning: this post may contain traces of self pity So after a couple of years of recurring skin infections, over the details of which we sha...

It's out and flowering! And proving very popular with all sorts of insects in the garden. I love it, so cheerful and yellow! Later on...

Today we visited our neighbour Jane's allotment, where they were having an open day. Jane herself was jubilant as she had won the allot...

This weekend has been lovely, peaceful, quiet, social, but not in an overwhelming way. Yesterday I spent the morning watching Time Team on...