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Raspberries, please.

There has been an alarming increase in the height of my children recently. It always happens in the spring. They seem to shoot up, as soon as the sun hits. The Teen is near enough my height now, and her sister seems able to look me in the eye a […]

Fruition

If ever a word summed up this week, it has to be fruition. To be honest, it is a good way to categorize October, full stop. There are two meanings and both fit. Plans that have taken months/years to implement are being fulfilled. Also, our garden is full of fruit, […]

A walk around the garden

I hang the last sock on the line to dry and take a moment to check the kitchen garden. It’s coming along nicely. I need to take the hoe out at lunchtime to sort out the weed seedlings which are beginning to appear among the sweetcorn. Let the heat of […]

Different

“OK, this seems fine. Where do I sign?” “You don’t. I’m over 16.” Oh. What? Really? That’s different. Notes from school usually have a “please sign” section, and a regular “hand over your money“. This one is about a medical trial. Slightly more important than most, and I don’t have to […]