I see that back in April I was filled with good intentions to do monthly garden updates but here we are in June….. So, to go back to soon after I left off in April – and the vibrant plumes of ajuga outside my study window. Sadly they do not last that long but are …
Hampstead Heath
Light into Life: Marc Quinn at Kew
The weather forecast promised rain at 11am on Bank Holiday Monday and then for the rest of the day. So, I thought, if I get to Kew as the gates open at 10am, not only will I miss the rain but the bank holiday crowds. Great theory – and I did miss the crowds, but …
April garden update
It may not look as though we are making much progress – still builders very much in evidence – but I promise you that we are… The paving is now all laid around the house (still working on the area in front of the garage) and I have even managed to plant some wheelie bin …
Very overdue garden update……
I am deeply embarrassed to see that it is three months since I posted about my garden, Heath Hands or indeed any garden anywhere. I can only blame our Salon Music project which has rather taken over my blog life, whatever about the rest of my life. And it has been winter so most of …
Night-time birdsong – and the winter garden
I was walking back along North Hill last week after seeing Limbo at Jackson’s Lane – a busy road on a busy evening – when I heard bird song. Surprised at any bird braving what was a fairly chilly dark night, let alone giving voice, I stopped to listen. Apologies for the traffic noise but …
The Watts Mortuary Chapel
If your list of chapels to visit next summer includes the Chagall chapel near Tonbridge you might want to add the Watts Mortuary Chapel near Guildford. Very different in style but no less extraordinary. The chapel is the brainchild, and indeed the work, of Mary Seton Watts (1849-1938), painter, sculptor, potter and wife, in his …