I hope you all missed me! I went on a trip last week with some children from school and it meant that all week I didn’t have access to a computer.
What I did have access to was the most wonderful plant experience I’ve ever encountered. We took the children to the Eden Project in Cornwall UK [...]
I recently visited an attraction called ‘World of Flowers’ in Devon, near where I used to live. They’d begun their quest about ten years ago carving huge flower beds out of the hillside in the shape of the countries of the world. Then, a few years later, rather than rely on just the flowerbeds for the [...]
In my various conversations with my Cypriot friends occasionally the term ‘Name Days’ would arise and yet I’d never really got to the bottom of what they’re all about. So, on the last occasion, rather than admit my ignorance, I nodded sagely and hurried home to dear old Google for some education
I discovered that it’s not [...]
I’ve just returned from spending a wonderful week in my favourite part of the world – no prizes for guessing where that might be! – but even as a seasoned visitor I wasn’t prepared for the breathtaking beauty of the countryside now that spring has firmly made its presence felt. I stood there looking out across [...]