I have just spent the weekend at the Aldeburgh Festival but rather than staying in Aldeburgh we took an Air BnB in Woodbridge, down the coast on the River Deben – and just up the road from Sutton Hoo, the most important and stunning Anglo Saxon site in the UK. Woodbridge also home to a …
Hampstead Heath
Long overdue garden update….
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 …
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 …