As we move towards the end of 2020 and I think it can be safely said that this year has been like no other. We have become ‘experts’ in public health, pandemics and online meetings. How many times have we…

Mary has let me loose on this edition of the Newsletter. We are nearing December and what feels like a long month with the additional lockdown restrictions currently in place. We are hopeful that doing this will mean we can…

The clocks have turned and we await the arrival of winter, seeing the leaves changing into glorious colours is always a delight. November is a month to remember and reflect. You will see some reference to remembering in our recommended…

And so we now welcome autumn, a time to be grateful for whatever crops we are able to yield and to explore the delights of finding new apple recipes! This photo is sunrise on 22nd September, post swim, my own way…

What a month! I am writing this sitting at my kitchen table listening to torrential rain, thunder and lightning, I can hardly see the garden for the rain! I hope the local holiday makers who are in tents didn’t have…

Another month has flown by and we are seeing so many changes in how we can get out and about, we can begin to see our friends and family and share stories of lock down. For some the shielding continues…

There will be times we all look back at the time spent during Covid-19 doing things we wouldn’t normally have done, for me painting stones to mark my vegetables will be one! I had run out of labels and really…

We have now done 9 drop in’s via zoom and seem to be getting the hang of this new mode of communication. It is interesting chatting each week reflecting on our thoughts and pondering's of lock down. We are all looking…

Writing another newsletter during lockdown has made me think about time. In some respect the days and weeks are all blurring together but looking back so many things cancelled and missed. We should have had a nieces wedding but are…