Daughter of the Soil

I have been a bit slack with my blogging in the last couple of weeks, but this is why! I played my first gig on Monday at The Night Owl in C...

Caseknife , introduced before 1820 Caseknife pod. Shaped a bit like a caseknife, presumably. I just had a comment asking what had become of...

Freshly harvested bulbs of Solent Wight garlic As it's been a very strange season weather-wise, it's difficult to make any judgemen...

I'm not very good at blowing my own trumpet (although I can play my own guitar) but I'm too excited not to mention this. Today is th...

Cheltenham washing-up No I haven't succumbed to typhoid, I've been too busy and/or too tired to blog for a few days. We spent the we...

All pictures taken in Cheltenham town centre this afternoon. This is Cheltenham High Street today, looking pretty much as it does on any Fr...

I've posted some odd pictures on my blog, but this is a first. This is me taking an 'al fresco' shower on the patio this afterno...

On the menu tonight ... damsons from our very own trees When I worked in publishing I used to read The Bookseller, a trade magazine for publ...

This bowser is our sole water supply ... my husband Ian filling up bottles there this morning Well, I'm still here ... and for that I...