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. Bought some gemstone beads and did some crafting! I wanted to recreate this worn-out bracelet (left) in nicer materials. I chose bronzite and silver hematite, and made some alternative versions […]
LITTLE JOYS: 9th January 2023 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. The most majestic feline I know. Another gorgeous mushroom! I think it’s a bloody brittlegill. But it’s always hard to be sure with mushrooms. Rescued a wet bee. Look at […]
LITTLE JOYS: 21st November 2022 Read More »
What a strange November it is. The garden should be starting to look positively wintry by now. Yet we’re still waiting for the first proper frosts, autumn flowers are still blooming away, summer flowers are coming back for another go, and a few plants seem to think it’s spring again. The berberis darwinii is flowering […]
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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 […]
LITTLE JOYS: 31st October 2022 Read More »
I’ve been gardening a long time, first on my allotment years ago, then in my home garden, as site manager of a Community-Supported Agriculture scheme, and these days as a professional gardener and in a community garden. Believe me, I’ve gone through A LOT of tools! I’ve done all the trial-and-error so you don’t have […]
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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 […]
LITTLE JOYS: 24th October 2022 Read More »
