I know that things are a little bleak for us global northerners at the moment. But, on the positive, here in jolly Sussex, each day is a little longer than the one before and step by tiny incremental step, signs of life are shyly, (oh, so shyly), showing themselves. And a little winter sunshine can … Continue reading Some Winter Colour (But Frankly Not Much)
Winter
I Went And Lost My Mojo
My gardening mojo that is; my gardening wherewithal or my gardening oomph, if you prefer. I distinctly remember seeing it just before Christmas - if only fleetingly. To be honest we've not been constant companions these past few weeks. And then during Christmas and barrelling through into the New Year, we seem to have parted … Continue reading I Went And Lost My Mojo
A Christmas Eve Ghost Story*
Sometimes I can get a little lonely working at the Priory and if I spot someone walking along the public footpath, I'll sprint after them, grab them by the wrist and make them chat. They almost always say one of two things to me, either: "Please go away and leave us alone. You're scaring my … Continue reading A Christmas Eve Ghost Story*
A Watery World
A few short weeks ago, I was bemoaning the lack of rain at the Priory and how very low the water levels were. (See "My Pond Leaks ..."). But not any more. Over the past couple of weeks, we've had some seriously heavy downpours here in East Sussex. The west pond (with it's leak) … Continue reading A Watery World
Red
Are you feeling a little glum? Depressed at the thought of weeks and weeks of grey drizzle and overcast sky? (If you're in the Northern hemisphere that is). Do Christmas songs on perpetual loop drive you to random acts of meanness toward strangers? Well ,what you need is a great, big slap of red. Technicolour … Continue reading Red
Priory Picture Post # 18
Life can seem a little too drab, a little too grey in December. So a plant (even in the greenhouse) that explodes into outrageous colour (and then hangs around for several days) is only too welcome. Thanks Pleiospilus nelii. You're a little star.
Priory Picture Post # 16
Still got plenty of ... ... to collect. So have to spend a lot of time over at the ... ... trying to make more space. But whenever I do a local busy body ... ... turns up. Uninvited. Getting in the way, making a nuisance of himself. Turning the compost had exposed a wriggly … Continue reading Priory Picture Post # 16
The Anxious Gardener 