“When seasons change there's nothing you can say. A yellow leaf from a birch tree falls away, the valley fills with cry of mournful cow, the silent sun falls faster every day.” William Duke. Try as I might to hold onto summer, change is coming and autumn is knocking at the door. Like I said,… Continue reading Fighting a losing battle
The last summer hurrah before autumn
I'm holding onto summer for as long as possible and for me, that means until the autumn equinox, which takes place on 22nd September. One of the main reasons for refusal to accept autumn is because those dahlias that I have loving looked after, fed on a weekly basis, carefully planted, talked to and babied?… Continue reading The last summer hurrah before autumn
It’s been a while…
Looking back, it's always around this time of year that I seem to pick my blog back up and get the urge to write. Do people still read blogs anymore? I still love to read people's thoughts and musings, but I fear I'm in the minority, so that begs the question, why am I writing… Continue reading It’s been a while…
Museum of Marathon and Saint Efraim Monastery, Greece
After a few days of enjoying the villa, lying by the pool, and slowly turning into a solid piece of feta, we planned a little day trip out to visit the Saint Efraim Monastery and then the Museum of Marathon. Both places are within a 30-minute drive of the villa, so after a few cups… Continue reading Museum of Marathon and Saint Efraim Monastery, Greece
VillaMarathon, Greece
VillaMarathon, the most incredible villa I have ever stayed in, on the best holiday with my future husband. Spot Sushi! A few leg-crushing hours on the flight later (note to self, never fly without extra legroom again!), we excited hopped off the plane, had our passports stamped and impatiently waited for our luggage so we… Continue reading VillaMarathon, Greece
Sunday strolls
Been a tough old week, hasn't it? On Monday, yet another young, unarmed, black man was shot dead by the Metropolitan police, on Thursday our Queen died, and today is 21 years since the 9/11 attacks. Not including all of the other terrors that are going on around the world, plus whatever else you have… Continue reading Sunday strolls
Hello, September!
"Golden in the garden,Golden in the glen,Golden, golden, goldenSeptember's here again!Golden in the tree tops,Golden in the sky—Golden, golden, goldenSeptember's going by!" September, by Annette Wynne. I'm not quite sure how it's September already, I mean where has the time gone?? If you've read my previous post, you know that I go by the astronomical… Continue reading Hello, September!
The best tomatoes on toast
This is now my favourite way to eat tomatoes, I mean I'm salivating looking at these pictures and I've just finished eating them (yes, I licked the plate - there's no room for judgement here). I can barely call this a recipe, but as with everything you cook, feel free to put your own spin… Continue reading The best tomatoes on toast
August, the Sunday of Summer
In a matter of days, August will be over. We've still got this lovely, long, sunny bank holiday weekend to enjoy, however, this is the last bank holiday until Christmas - yeah, I'll just let that sink in... I'm still in love with these summer days, and summer is still around for a few weeks… Continue reading August, the Sunday of Summer
Summer Days
It's been a fair old while since I've written on here, and I have to say I've missed it. Blogging is definitely not cool anymore, but then again, I've never been cool. Whereas, my handsome fiancé definitely was a cool kid! There's a few reasons why I've not been on here; not finding the time,… Continue reading Summer Days
Abi in the Garden 