Last week was half term school holidays plus … Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee four-day weekend from Thursday. Mother Nature felt very fickle about the Jubilee, I think, with a couple of good days and rain over the weekend, when… Continue Reading
(My self-seeded foxglove which the bees loved. I ended up taking it out of the garden given it is poisonous to the dog. Sorry, bees.) I don’t want to jinx things but we’ve actually got some good weather. This coming… Continue Reading
I’ve reviewed lavender-based fragrances a few times and been mean about all of them. Lavender is a not a note that works well on me. So, why am I writing about lavender? Because in most other permutations I love it.… Continue Reading
Last week was one of those hard ones. My son finished up his dissertation (last piece of work for last year at university – a period that was negatively affected by covid) which meant 5.5 days of anxiety and hysteria… Continue Reading
Last week was trying. Sold former car and managed to feel guilty about saying goodbye to it. Picked up new car which drives really nicely, but dog is flummoxed by jumping in/out of the back of a two door. He… Continue Reading
Happy May Day. Alas, it’s grey, cool and wet. I put on Tauer Sundowner this morning. It fits. It also reminds me I really want to sample the new Neela Vermeires post Portia’s post last week. That unctuous boozy vibe… Continue Reading
(Early post today as car is misbehaving yet again and neighbour is going to look at it soon.) Deep breathing. Son returning to uni today for final push (ie, last couple of essays and dissertation). Then, he’ll see. In any… Continue Reading