Dear Friends, Here we are March already and we can finally look forward to the coming of Spring. Let us hope that the wind and the rain that have caused so much havoc in various parts of the country are behind us for the time being at least. The bushfires in Australia have ended – […]

Candlemas Bells  Snowdrops are one of my favourite flowers. I marvel when I spot those slender white shoots poking up through the cold hard earth – as early as December these days. The botanical name is galanthus nivalis, which means snowy milk white flower. But common names for them in folklore include Snow Piercer, Mary’s […]

  First of all let me take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and peaceful new year, and also I would like to say a huge thank you for all the good wishes and cards I have received from you all, as I celebrated my 70th birthday at the end of December. […]