A summer postcard... Oh, go on then, why not make it two... Dartmouth Castle, dating back to the 1380s. ... from stunning Dartmouth on the c...

Fairytale feathers... It is quite a crazy creation, don't you think? (Good crazy!) This blue beauty, our 'town bird'.  Yes, goin...

Pretty in pink... Dear readers,  Greetings from a dormant blog...! It has been a while. A very long while... Having just spent a snowy (!) E...

Why I think I might start drumming... Every now and then I hear other parents tell me - not seldom without a poorly hidden despondency in th...

Trashy treasures and a woolly welcome... Dearest blog readers, Would you let me hug you, please?  Hold you tight for a minute and tell you h...

The winds are changing... Today when I went for my morning walk, the fields were full of sheep, crows and autumn. The sheep, who usually gre...

At last... ... a small sign of life ...! Yes, I am indeed alive. And kicking. Mostly accidentally kicking sheep droppings on my many walks i...

Going bananas on flowers... Magnolias. Just taste the word for a moment. Magnoliolioliolias. Everywhere I look, their pink or white upside d...