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2020

  • Gone with the Wind

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    There’s a howling storm passing through the UK at the moment, Storm Ciara (as they’re named these days) it making itself known. It is causing havoc up and down the …

  • Starting Without Me

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    It’s been mild and wet recently. That’s a statement that would validly apply to the weather here at any time of year, not just at the end of January as …

  • Bordering on the Edge

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    Once of the most monotonous, tedious, slow and pain-staking jobs in the garden is to do the border edging. It’s also the most rewarding. I hate doing it but I …

  • January Running Commentary

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    In between my parents staying, rain squalls, storms, family get-togethers, baking and work, I’ve only managed to do little bits and pieces to advance the winter clean-up in the garden; …

  • A Subtle Return

    by Sunil
    by Sunil

    First of all, I’m sorry if you’ve worried while I’ve been away from here for the last several months. I got into a cycle where the longer I stayed away …

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