of gardens and babies and greying hair…

My last season in this garden we’ve created over the past 23+ years is bound to be bittersweet, but I’m doing my best simply to focus on the joys. And this osmanthus delavayi is chief among them…

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Word-less Wednesday Walk in the Garden. . .

Much as I enjoy writing here, it was a pleasant respite to have Dottoressa at the keyboard for a change — her post on Coffee in Croatia gave an intriguing glimpse into another country and…

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Five Things for a Dry, Hot Friday!

The promised Paris Eating post is almost completed, but rather than rush through to put it “live” today, I’m going with a Five Things Friday. Do tune in again soon if you want to know…

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Monday Morning, Photography and Urban Gardening…

The Introduction to Digital SLR Photography course I took this past weekend was great. I’ve been wanting to get beyond the Automatic features of the camera since I got it, but never seemed to find…

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Transitions…Back to My Garden, Soon.l.

Wending our way back to the island today, by car and then ferry and then our trusty commuter boat, and finally loading my luggage and our groceries onto our bikes for the last kilometre. A…

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