September is always a prominent marker in the year. It makes me think of sharp pencils and new shoes; reading suggestions and equipment lists; scratched hands picking shiny blackberries and apples eaten straight from the tree.
Category Archives: Seasonal
Summer Loving
It feels as though summer may have peaked and is about to start slowly drifting away. Time to make the most of the warm, sunny days, to take stock and enjoy some snippets of happiness.
A Summer’s Day
The challenge today on Slamseys Journal is to spend fifteen minutes sketching the everyday and while I’m not going to share my sketches, I’m more than happy to share the everyday happenings on a summer’s day here. At last, the wheat harvest has started. The combine roared into this field this morning and has beenContinue reading “A Summer’s Day”
Gorgeous Elderflower Fizz
Elderflower Fizz is a particularly English summer drink: floral, delicate and immensely quaffable. Elderflowers are so widespread and this recipe is so easy, that it seems a shame not to make your own.
O to be in England
O to be in England Now that April’s there, Robert Browning I’ve been sorting through a pile of books and came across two poetry books, each with a poem for every day. I have a fancy to use these books as a prompt for doing something creative each day, though I know it won’tContinue reading “O to be in England”
LIFE IN MUD SPATTERED BOOTS 