If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea on Hogmanay…we would be sitting outside, listening to the sounds … More

A walk on Wednesday

For my last post before Christmas, I’m going to take you on part of my walk today through the Botanic … More

It has been a gorgeous, sunny, summer day here, with bright blue skies, buzzing bees…and the sounds of noisy outside … More

Two weeks today is Christmas Eve, and by now (Saturday evening) we will be full of food, beer and snaps … More

Today, 4th December, is St Barbara’s Day. She is the patron saint of miners, artillerymen and anyone who works with … More

It is a bit of a grey day today. It has looked like rain all day but none has materialised … More

Here we are at the end of November already, and in four weeks time we will be celebrating Christmas Eve … More

It has been a week with lots of sunshine, some wind and some rain…and a lot of growth in the … More

Greetings from a rather grey and damp Wellington today. A good Scots word to describe the weather is ‘dreich’ – … More

It is November already…the days are getting longer and brighter and it really feels like we are heading into summer. … More