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The rose garden: a new and radical approach
Some recent passing comments on Twitter about our rose garden prompted me to write an update on how it is progressing. I promised one or two people that I would do so. Here it is … I put a great deal of effort into planning the rose garden. It is situated on the south side of the parking area, on slightly raised ground, and is… Read more Continue reading The rose garden: a new and radical approach
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A long gap, a beautiful hellebore, and some unexpected news …
Firstly, the hellebore. We had a good collection of hellebores from single to double, dark to light, in our old Surrey garden. When we bought our French house we never imagined they would grow well here. How wrong we were. A friend gave us a few clumps and we went from there. We now have quite a number, and they are beginning to self-seed. We… Read more Continue reading A long gap, a beautiful hellebore, and some unexpected news …
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A new chapter begins (edit: its all on hold)
Edit: we arrived home in France after the overnight ferry and a long all-day drive tired but elated. We’d made it. Just 24hours later an email arrived which changed everything; there had been a massive mix-up in the work visa application process and the upshot was that R had to return immediately to the U.K. This was, as you can imagine, a cruel blow to… Read more Continue reading A new chapter begins (edit: its all on hold)
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One year to the day
Don’t you just love Facebook memories? I’m firmly of the Facebook generation (unlike my grandchildren!) and one of the things I love is the way it reminds me of what I was doing on the same day in previous years. This morning I was reminded that one year ago I arrived in France, ahead of lockdown, to ensure that one of us could establish residency… Read more Continue reading One year to the day