This is a strange year. Like most of you, I’ve been spending far more time than usual at home, inside, seeing almost no one apart from my husband. I’ve wasted time and saved my sanity by reading, baking brownies and doing jigsaw puzzles. The weather has been strange too. Spring came about two weeks earlier…
A few days ago, I started out to take a walk in the woods. First I passed snowdrops and crocus blooming along the drive. Most of the crocus were yellow but there were a few pale violets, whites and deep dark purples. Then I spotted daffodils threatening to bloom. I passed alongside an…
In the last few days, we’ve had visitors in the garden. Some didn’t knock on the door, but they did leave their calling cards to let us know they came around. I can guess who made those holes, but what creature did the work below? Birds are always welcome in the garden. Ducks, too. …