The photograph above was the result of my hand meeting the greenhouse doors on a cold & frosty December morning in 2022… (GG Team - miss you) I was in my garden today, pottering about as I do… Then I decided to take a moment to sip my coffee & enjoy the now rare warmth of the afternoon sun. this was when I noticed the signs of retreat which are everywhere. Tree branches bare with their silhouettes against low winter skies, the soil now cool under my fingers & the last stubbor

Above is a photo of a striking white leaf I saw on my walk yesterday. It’s ghostly and unexpected presence inspired me to write my blog - late as usual - but I often just have to wait until inspiration comes! November is here and the ghosts feel somehow closer - not the frightening kind, but the soft remembering ones. In the quiet of late Autumn, they sit beside me by the fire like familiar companions, reminding me where I've been, before I step into whatever comes next. The

I saw this quote the other day, along with a little cartoon of a tree having all its leaves pulled off in the wind.. “Autumn shows us how...

I feel that a particular softness comes into the air towards the end of Summer. The sun still lingers, warm in the day, but the light has...

The Power of Purple I was thinking today as I was quietly watering my garden, about owning plants and the fact that it is such a huge...

Last week, whilst gardening, I found a lucky horse shoe. And then - shortly afterwards I found a lucky rabbits foot! My initial thoughts...

June. The month when the sun tries to linger a little longer, my Croc sliders make their seasonal debut, and gardeners everywhere emerge...

Welcome to May! My Birthday month ❤️ The photo I took above is the Enea Statue in Lower Barrakka Gardens, Malta The following letter,...

April already! And I’m late again. Well - I’m late if there is a rule that this blog should appear on the first day of every month. And...

Whilst I was out walking a few days ago, I stumbled into another world! No I’m not losing my mind & I hadn’t even had a drink! It was a...

Happy Valentines Day! ❤️ Better late than never! But as my previous post-blog note said - it’s not about getting more done! February is...

Me: “This is the year I’ll finally become a morning person!” Fast forward to January 4th - Still Me: Hitting the snooze button like my...

A full year since my first blog! How did it come round so fast? December. This month feels a bit like the grand finale of a fireworks...

So… the month of November is here. I was struggling to think of something to write, but then I remembered something I saw around this...

So.....Don't get me wrong, I know it's still only October, and I grimace when people ask me, "have you started your Christmas shopping...

That’s me, a couple of years ago, embracing the October Sun. Holding it aloft! I never got bored with those Sunsets... So, Welcome to...

I don't want to say it .... but I'm going to.... brace yourselves... "It feels a bit Autumnal!" There. I said it... & that's me, above, a...

August brings me to…. well many things, but first a bit about Photographs.... and Memories: So, I am the taker of the photos. I am the...

Whilst out walking my dog a few days ago, I passed an elderly chap in the lane. He had his flat cap on, perched on a sort of mobility...

So, here we are... June. I've sort of had writers block for a few days, unable to move out of May and into a new month. Maybe I just...