Those Moments When. The following morning, having made my tearful goodbyes, I eventually found my way back to the bus stop and picked up the next coach ride to Chichen Itza. I had to stop and just think … Continue reading My Mexican Adventure: Part 4
Gunfire in the Jungle! Olive and Blossom were two very characterful women. They explained to me that they had been life-long friends. They had never married and had lived together as companions since they were in their twenties. My instincts … Continue reading My Mexican Adventure: Part 3
(I can’t find garden photos for 2011, but if they turn up, I will make a post about the garden in 2011). From my post about our garden in 2010, we sadly had to put our beautiful dog, Fred, to … Continue reading Our Suffolk Cottage Garden: 2012
A Golden Friendship. Cancun in 1996, by any stretch of imagination, was not Mexico. Cancun, in appearance, was the United States of America. Although the market has opened up a lot to the ‘average’ traveller, since my visit there in 1996, … Continue reading My Mexican Adventure: Part 2
The white winter of late 2009 had stayed with us until well into January of 2010. There were also snow flurries in the February. Suffolk was akin to the wonderful, fabled Narnia, from the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. … Continue reading Our Suffolk Cottage Garden: 2010
A fun way to get into the mode for sketching or, indeed, for portrait making, is to play a simple art game. Here is one that is fun and can be time limited to just a few minutes. You can … Continue reading Portrait Sketching Game
My then partner, Kevin (now my husband) and I moved into our Suffolk cottage, which dates back to the 16th century, in 2009. It was October and the first thing we knew we had to address was that the main … Continue reading My Suffolk Cottage Garden: 2009
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” Greek Proverb. Whether you simply love the beauty of little sedum and succulents or whether you opt for them due to lack … Continue reading Perfect for Pots
A short story by Deano Parsons. The country had been experiencing a heat wave and a drought. It had been a stunning summer. Today had been another truly beautiful day. Frank had an expression of incredulity on his face. He … Continue reading The Last Summer’s Day
When Paradise Calls It was May 1996. I was twenty-four going on twenty-five years of age. John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and I felt like I had my whole life ahead of me. I had … Continue reading My Mexican Adventure: Part 1
