The first three weeks of June were wonderful. Full of laughter, good food and wonderful company. I played in sand, rock pools and sea, with grown-ups and children, family and friends. I even went sailing – pure joy, that, the noise of water under the hull, the sparkle of sunlight on waves, the play of…
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Many (many!) years ago, when I worked in a research lab (think software and cool devices rather than test tubes and petri dishes), we used to head off to the pub every Friday for a long lunch break. We didn’t go to a “nice” pub, we went to one that had great beer, just-about-adequate food,…
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Les@A Tidewater Gardener recently issued a challenge – go for a walk, starting from your front door, and post about it, before Winter officially ends on 19th March. I’ve really enjoyed the walks from other people’s front doors that have resulted from this, so as soon as we finally got a sunny day I set…
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I’ve been sitting at my computer marking time, waiting for the weather to clear so that I can head back up to the allotment for yet more digging. Idly exploring various news sites I’ve come across a couple of articles that gave me little bursts of inspiration. I love those moments when you read something…
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Snow on bamboo may be beautiful, but in all this cold weather I keep hearing stories of people with ruined holiday plans, who won’t manage to meet up with loved ones, who have spent days returning from travels including sleeping on airport terminal floors. Friends who awaken to collapsed ceilings in a child’s room due…
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