Hello and welcome to my newsletter. Have you started on your Christmas shopping yet? I’ve bought a few presents so I’m feeling slightly smug. I’ve also made my Christmas cakes. It’s an old recipe my sister Gill gave me and the main secret is soaking...
In my youth I had never really thought about writing a book or becoming an author, though I had always enjoyed reading. As a youngster my mum was often telling me to "get my nose out of that book" and do something useful. However, I'd always enjoyed writing essays at...
This is a post about the mazzard tree and how it was saved from extinction.
Arithmetic in 1900
Well, thanks to my son, David, I now have a brand new website to write a blog on. So now I have to think of something to blog about! Here goes! Today, I went to RHS Rosemoor https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor in Torrington. Always one of my favourite places...