Way back in the spring my friend Tracey gave me some Jerusalem artichoke tubers – which I duly planted in out little veg patch and then forgot all about them.  Later on in the summer, when what I’d assumed were sunflowers had grown to 10 feet tall, I remembered that was where I planted the…

Today it really feels like winter has finally arrived but the garden is still hanging onto the last blooms of summer. All of these shots were taken today … I wonder how much longer they will survive?  

We have just come back from a lovely Sunday lunch out (a rare treat for us!) at Number 24 in Wymondham.  Now relaxing in front of the fire as someone else is doing the washing up…:)

My daughter played football this morning and it was absolutely freezing so we stopped off on the way home for marshmallows and cream so that we could make hot chocolate!  

  Advent Blog day 2! Since september I have been taking myself out for a walk first thing in the morning as a substitute for the school run that I did for 12 years to the village school.  I am really lucky to have some lovely unspoilt country lanes to wander and on mornings like…

As my children are now too old for advent calendars, last year I set myself the challenge of posting a picture a day during advent in the run up to Christmas.  I enjoyed it so much the daily photo grew into a 365 project for this year, which was going well until the wedding season…