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Florists, A Wonderful Place to be!

I’ve just been on a short break to London and, whilst doing the usual sightseeing/shopping thing I popped into Liberty, the very posh, slightly twee, department store off Regent Street. They’ve got a lovely idea there, for as you walk through the entrance you expect to be greeted with a stark vestibule like other department stores, [...]

Chelsea Flower Show – Update

Hi, now I’m back home from the show I’ve managed to catch up with the TV coverage and realised just how much I missed. I can’t say that I’m disappointed but there seems to be so much more that as a visitor you don’t get to see. My aim was to see the new plants [...]

Living Outdoors

As many of you will know, as from September I will become a full time inhabitant of the wonderful island of Cyprus. When I was talking to the members of my new class a few weeks ago I asked them what they thought was the best thing about living on the island? Almost unanimously they said [...]

Not Just a Pretty Face

I visited an old friend recently and it was a visit tinged with sadness. Due to the side effects of an ongoing medical condition she had lost her sight. Speaking to her on the telephone shortly after, she was wracked with despair at the thought of no longer being able to enjoy the beauty of her [...]

A Breath of Spring

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 [...]