Hello and welcome to my June newsletter. How lovely to have some warm, sunny weather at last. I'm a keen gardener and just a few weeks ago, I was fed up with watering and wishing it would rain and then it didn't know when to stop. My husband, Bryan,...
Hello and welcome to my May newsletter May is my favourite month of the year. Everything is so fresh and green and it's great to see the trees slowly unfurling their leaves. The hedges are full of primroses and violets and the bluebells are...
Thank goodness the clocks have changed and the evenings are getting lighter. Even if we are still restricted in our social lives because of the Coronavirus, at least the weather is improving and it will be easier to meet outside. It’s been a long winter in more ways...
I’m so pleased to have done some gardening this week now weather is improving. I feel a bit like the plants in that I’m looking forward to coming out of hibernation. That’s what a long lockdown can do to you! Last Autumn I invested in some mulch for the whole garden...
Hello and welcome to my February Newsletter. I live in Landkey, a small North Devon village and fortunately there are lots of lovely walks right on our doorstep. During the lockdown my husband Bryan and I have tried to get out for a walk on most days, as it...
Hello and a Happy New Year to you.I hope you all had a good Christmas, despite the difficult times we live in. We had a quiet Christmas like most folk, but did enjoy a Skype quiz with our family on New Year's Eve. It was cold, with a hard frost in North Devon on...
A December Newsletter providing information about the books and blogs of Marcia Clayton
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...