It is the Autumn Equinox on Friday. Time to think about taking stock. Admiring: my friend who went sailing with her son and grandchildren at half term. I'd be so nervous of moving about a pitching/ … [Read more...]

"Do you want to go on an outing to Petersham Nurseries?" When our WI president read out the details at the meeting a few years back I promptly signed up for it. Garden Centres, nurseries - anywhere … [Read more...]

I always look forward to the annual Springfield Drive Allotment Open Day when the Allotment Society raises money for local charities. On arrival, I made a bee-line for the fresh produce stand to fill … [Read more...]

"The Boston Tea Party" is the one bit of American history that most of us remember. Who could forget the image of all that tea chucked overboard into the harbour? And all those pathetic jokes about … [Read more...]