31 May 2016
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I rescued this gorgeous Euphorbia from a holiday cottage I stayed in last year. The mother plant was in the border and this was a self-seeded child that was making its home in the middle of the patio. Since it … Continue reading
30 May 2016
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Today Jane and I went for a walk around Larkrise or, at least, around Juniper Hill and Cottisford in north Oxfordshire. These were the villages where Flora Thompson grew up and on which she based her fictional Larkrise. It was … Continue reading
29 May 2016
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One of the best things a musician can do is to record their practises, rehearsals and performances and learn from them. In performing music it can be very hard to objectively evaluate what works and what doesn’t but being able … Continue reading
28 May 2016
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In 2016 we mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. I also recently read a book on the bard-dude so the moniker for my latest homebrew was almost inevitably going to refer to our Bill once I settled on a … Continue reading
27 May 2016
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Here is a clever video I saw this week highlighting the challenges musicians often face in getting anything like a decent amount of money for their performances: I recognise entirely that musicians aren’t blameless – they can often be flaky … Continue reading
26 May 2016
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For my series of upstairs shots of the garden I normally focus on the back but, since even the shot I took a week ago is already falling out of currency, here is the front instead: Click on the image … Continue reading
25 May 2016
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Here is how the garden looked from our living room at the end of April: Lovely but completely out of date already. Heading towards the end of May the underlying structure is still there but growth is much thicker and … Continue reading
24 May 2016
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The last bit of decorating we need to do inside our house is the hallway, stairs and landing. We’ve got the equipment and experience for general painting and decorating but how to do the high bit above the stairs? We … Continue reading
23 May 2016
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I got my Maytim brew bottled yesterday. I got 12 full bottles and possibly could have managed 13 but decided to use the last bit along with the trub from fermenting for the garden slug pubs. I’d decided that it … Continue reading
22 May 2016
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It was delightful this afternoon to have four goldfinches on the feeders in the garden. We recently moved them nearer the house so get an excellent view; through binoculars it provides an incredible close-up. Normally the goldfinches only appear as … Continue reading