by jenny.monds | Aug 6, 2022 | BLOGS
Rosemary At our last house, we had a large Rosemary bush in the garden. This cutting has rather a way to go to catch up! Rubbing the leaves and releasing the refreshing scent feels somehow cooling to smell on this hot, hot day. “There’s rosemary...
by jenny.monds | Jun 29, 2022 | BLOGS
Vintage helter skelter Today’s small delight is a vintage (1950s) fun fair, and in particular, the helter skelter. Wooden and colourful, it was reminiscent of a mediaeval tower, complete with flag atop. The words ‘helter skelter’ are rather...
by jenny.monds | Jun 25, 2022 | BLOGS
Covid test result I never expected, when I began this blog, to be including a piece of plastic. But this piece of plastic has become familiar to us all over the last couple of years, and it is in fact a delight to see a negative result after 11 days of positive...
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...
