Because it’s not the big goals and successes in life that bring true happiness, but the little joys that you choose to notice each day. Ominous sky to start the week! Playing with leaves. Just missed squashing this lil’ guy while I was weeding! If you’re not sure what’s a newt and what’s a lizard, […]
LITTLE JOYS: 14th November 2022 Read More »
Because it’s not the big goals and successes in life that bring true happiness, but the little joys that you choose to notice each day. What a magnificent earthworm! Radiant rosebush. Calendula, still flowering away. It’s a great plant for any garden – it attracts so many beneficial insects, and just keeps resowing itself and […]
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Because it’s not the big goals and successes in life that bring true happiness, but the little joys that you choose to notice each day. I forgot I ever had this amazing piece of rare Blue John, until I found my old rock collection in the loft. I know my parents visited a Blue John […]
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Because it’s not the big goals and successes in life that bring true happiness, but the little joys that you choose to notice each day. Seedlings! A wonderful promise-filled sight any time of year. These are the broccoli, lettuce and choi sum I sowed in September. The winter spinach are emerging too, and so are […]
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Because it’s not the big goals and successes in life that bring true happiness, but the little joys that you choose to notice each day. Made delicious, nutritious chicken stock. I simmer a chicken carcass 5 hours or so with onions, carrots, celery, two bay leaves, several peppercorns, a dash of vinegar and a tablespoon […]
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Because it’s not the big goals and successes in life that bring true happiness, but the little joys that you choose to notice each day. Morning. Fabulous mackerel sky. I rescued these red cactus dahlias, in a sorry state, from a client’s compost bin weeks ago. Now they are lighting up the garden! This potted […]
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