Thank goodness for a bit of sunshine at last, doesn’t it do the heart good? It is hard to stay indoors when the garden beckons and a rece...

Over the last few months our lives have been dominated by boxes, all around us people are on the move. One son moved house, the other moved ...

I recently read “Jane in Winter” by Elizabeth Wix who many of you may already know from “About New York” Elizabeth grew up in England in th...

click for a close up. I would very much like to pretend that the beautiful, well kept garden above belongs to me but I am sure you know bett...

This weekend brought sunshine, family and great joy into my life. The sun shone, the skies were blue, the birdies sang and flowers opened. W...

The weather has now turned, today has been frosty and bright, a welcome change from the damp and dreary days of last week. I have been busy ...

All we need now is a light sprinkling of snow and we are all set! Our nearest major city and favourite place to shop is Manchester, now at i...

There are a great many elderberries around at the moment, beautiful, shiny and resplendent. It is said that the elderberry is the Englishman...

I thought I would share with you a little bit of local history which will be familiar to any visitor from Stoke-on-Trent, sometimes referred...

I always feel slightly sad when I find that we have reached the longest day. The long daylight hours make me feel that I can achieve so much...

There are so many flowers in bloom at the moment it's difficult to choose which one to paint. I try to photograph as much as I can for f...

Ever since I visited Erasmus Darwin House in Lichfield , I have been trying to grow herbs with varying degrees of success. The herb garden i...

I have a rose that climbs a trellis in my garden, it blooms every year in June, despite neglect on my part. It has the most beautiful deep r...