Sound the flute!Now it’s mute!Bird’s delight,Day and night,Nightingale,In the dale,Lark in sky,—Merrily,Merrily merrily, to welcome in the year… I just love this spring poem, by William Blake. In less than a week, we’ll be getting an hour’s less sleep as the clocks go forward, but in return we get longer, brighter days to enjoy the… Continue reading Spring has sprung
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Spring Days
Oh Spring, you do spoil us with your beautiful blossom, incredible sunrises, longer days, daffodils at every turn, but you do not let us forget that the weather can turn on a whim. Did anyone else get snow yesterday? On Monday we sat out in the garden, enjoyed a glass of wine, whilst shouting at… Continue reading Spring Days
Spring, where did you go?
As I sit here with laryngitis, feeling rather sorry for myself, rain pouring down, I'm wishing for sunny spring to reappear to make me feel better. And not only that, the sun will give everything in the greenhouse a boost! It was only a couple of weeks ago that I was sat outside, exposing my… Continue reading Spring, where did you go?