November already and one could easily be fooled to believe it’s spring. It’s so warm and we can work outside comfortably with just a Tee-shirt…We saw the sparrow-hawk on the prowl around the bird feeder this lunchtime, now that the elm has lost its leaves and there is no more protection for our little feathered …
The secret for a long and healthy life is: eat half as much, walk twice as much, laugh three times more and Love, Love and Love some more. A piece of wisdom from Tibet. I have taken on the walking twice as much. The laughter I do plenty, loving some people is challenging, and eating …
March 20th- Hi Martine and Geoff, Haven’t seen your buttons green on Skype recently so may try and phone over the weekend. I have a rosy assumption that life carries on just about as normal in your pastoral existence, and trust you are ok. Apart from millions of train commuters and tourists who have disappeared, …
The Lonicera Fragrantissima is impressive. It is one of the first shrubs to bring out its flowers at the end of January, beginning of February and its powerful smell attracts the local bumblebees which then gorge on the flowers. It belongs to the honeysuckle family that we love and have all around here. This Lonicera …
Christmas has been and gone. For us this year it was a peaceful moment, just the 2 of us. On Christmas Eve we had a nice table with a candle for our mums and a fire in the chimney. Geoff had prepared some muscles in dry white wine, and it was lovely. We raised …
2 importants books from Marc Luyckx Ghisi, author, philosopher and theology professor. THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY- A breakthrough towards genuine sustainability “A superb synthesis of today’s burning issues of globalization, the transition to post-industrial futures, the growth of post-carbon, “green” economies worldwide, changing paradigms in science, economics, and management—all enfolded in a deep cultural analysis of …
When I went to feed the ewes this morning, they were on high alert, motionless, all heads high, turned in one direction, tense, listening. And then I remembered: Oh the hunters are here! ….I put their feed in the trough inside their shed but they were worried, going in and out, and not able …
I am on my own today so for lunch I made myself some fried tomatoes in olive oil, garlic and parsley with a couple of eggs on top. Nothing fancy, you’d think? Well, wait a minute: The tomatoes were juicy, sweet and fresh from the garden and so was the parsley. The garlic was …
Your parents went their separate ways when you were very young, and because of living near each other it had been easy for you to see your dad regularly while living at home with your mum. You have been brought up with “your dad is your dad” and even though you have tried to …
Mum died from a stroke on the 12th of November last year. She had been so proud of her good health: At 87 she wasn’t taking any pills or anything, had no major concerns what so ever. She stood straight, tall and slim, taking care of her weight gracefully, like she did with her friends, …
