Hello, and welcome to my March Newsletter. I grumbled about the wet weather in my last newsletter, but, thankfully, it looks like spring might now be just around the corner! It's been such a wet winter, and in North Devon, there has...
Betsey
My September 2025 Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to my September Newsletter. It was my birthday in August, and Bryan and I had planned to spend a couple of days with our youngest son, David, and his wife, Jenny, in South Devon. However, they were both quite...
My June 2025 Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to my June Newsletter. I've recently returned from a lovely holiday in Corfu, where we stayed in a peaceful resort called San Stephanos. It was beautiful and ideal for a relaxing holiday. The photo is of another picturesque...
My August 2024 Newsletter
As I’m writing this, the sun is shining, and it’s a lovely day – at long last! Let’s hope we get fine weather until well into the autumn. I’ve just come in from deadheading the flowers in my garden – a daily task at this time of year, but it’s all looking good, and...
My February 2023 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to my February Newsletter. Although we are still in the depths of winter, it's surprising how the nights are pulling out, especially when we get a sunny day. Once we pass the shortest day on 21 December, I always think...
My January 2023 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to my January Newsletter. A belated Happy New Year everyone and I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas. In recent years, Christmas hasn't gone too smoothly in my family for one reason or another. In 2019, my...
My December 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to my December Newsletter. Well, the weather is certainly looking Christmassy this morning with an inch or so of snow covering the garden. It's really pretty, but the ground is so slippery! I was looking out of our lounge window a...
My November 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to my November Newsletter. Now that the clocks have changed, and the nights are pulling in, it's that time of year when we all start to think about Christmas. However, the weather is so mild that lots of plants are still in full...
My October 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to my October Newsletter Well, the mornings are getting colder, and the nights are pulling in so I think Autumn is upon us. However, thanks to the recent heavy rain, my garden is looking better now than it has all summer, and...