Autumn is truly here and although the swallows are still here, happily swooping around as if they have no intention of migrating, I don’t th...

   When I was a little girl growing up in Devon, the seaside souvenir shops sold pretty ceramic door plaques painted with flowers and names ...

We have had such glorious weather these last few weeks that it has felt more like summer than spring. This is the time of year I love the mo...

  It's hard to believe that at the start of the Easter weekend it was so chilly that I lit the fire when I was working downstairs. But t...

  Spring  this year is quite spectacular and my pear tree is heavily swagged with generous sprigs of creamy blossom. It is a fleeting deligh...

  Not living in a village it's quite rare to meet up with neighbours, unless it's a brief chat while out walking (which is usually q...