by jenny.monds | Jun 16, 2022 | BLOGS
walking barefoot in the grass Today’s small delight is that of walking barefoot in the grass. It’s something I hadn’t done in years. It was an unexpected pleasure, and as soon as I slipped off my sandals, I was transported back to childhood. The...
by jenny.monds | Jun 5, 2022 | BLOGS
What a wonderful four days of celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. And the unexpected star of the show (after of course Her Majesty) was perhaps a little bear from Peru, enjoying tea at the Palace. If you haven’t seen the clip from Saturday night’s concert,...
by jenny.monds | May 8, 2022 | BLOGS
Who doesn’t love bluebells? I’ve really enjoyed recent walks in the bluebell woods. Perhaps it’s because we missed a year with the pandemic, but they’ve seemed even more magical this year. Now that we have lost the seasonal delights of many foods, perhaps the...
by jenny.monds | Apr 30, 2022 | BLOGS
What could be more lovely than the cherry blossom in the sunshine? We are lucky enough to have a cherry tree in the garden. Yesterday in the breeze the lawn was aswirl with blossom-petal confetti, but there is still plenty left to enjoy today. It was a pleasure to...
by jenny.monds | Apr 26, 2022 | BLOGS
Wild garlic The woods are pungent with the smell of wild garlic at the moment. Unlike our usual cultivated garlic, it is the leaves and the flower rather than the bulb which are edible and full of garlic flavour. The flower heads are very pretty white globes of little...
by jenny.monds | Apr 17, 2022 | BLOGS
The idea of creating an Easter Garden in church goes back at least to the Middle Ages. After the lack of floral decoration during lent, a sudden explosion of greenery and flowers is a welcome sight, and a visual reminder of the empty tomb. This sketch is based on the...
