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A Mindful Advent 2017

December 2, 2017January 4, 2018 / Holly / 2 Comments

I sat down to write a little message, which was simply going to say what I had posted on my Instagram account yesterday, 1st December 2017: Wishing everyone a very happy Advent season and then it seemed to me that more needed to be written besides these few words.  I became mindful that so many … Continue reading A Mindful Advent 2017

Papery Bark

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 / Holly / 2 Comments

The papery bark of Betula Utilis Jacqmontii is so beaUtiful, I almost feel that it should be written on. This glory grows metres away from where I tap my wordy keyboard. It and a few matching companions are silvery birches that I have contributed to the "God's Acre" that we live on in the UK. … Continue reading Papery Bark

Late Autumn Musings

November 11, 2017November 11, 2017 / Holly / 4 Comments

The year of fairly mild temperatures experienced in our little pocket of the British countryside is coming to an end.  Suddenly temperatures dipped severely this week, as we were hit with the first frosts of the Winter season ... but Autumn is not yet over and all the trees are still shedding their leaves, so … Continue reading Late Autumn Musings

Carrots At The Tail End Of Winter – A Repeat

October 29, 2017January 4, 2018 / Holly / 2 Comments

  Prompted this week by WordPress to write about "Orange", I thought that I would skip that prompter to write and moved on ... only to then receive a lovely note from an avid new Reader of the blog, saying how much she had learnt from and enjoyed reading the post "Carrots At The Tail … Continue reading Carrots At The Tail End Of Winter – A Repeat

Evening In The Heather Hills

October 20, 2017October 26, 2017 / Holly / Leave a comment

  We sat way up in the heather hills, nibbling our daughter's deliciously crisp ginger biscuits, chatting as a foursome while the sun went down, marvelling at the rainbow that had only moments before arched in magnificence over us. Alone in the hills, we four and our hound, the powerful, full, rainbow seemed a promise … Continue reading Evening In The Heather Hills

Autumn Has Arrived And Swallows Have Flown

October 2, 2017October 4, 2017 / Holly / Leave a comment

Autumn has arrived, in our little pocket of country and, while birds sing in the morning sunshine, there is a distinct absence ... the swallows and house martins have flown.  This realisation feels like a mixture of things, not least a sense of having been left, the environment abandoned as the wise ones travel to … Continue reading Autumn Has Arrived And Swallows Have Flown

A Visit to RHS Harlow Carr in Spring

August 20, 2017January 4, 2018 / Holly / Leave a comment

This is about more than just a garden visit. I am writing this blogpost retrospectively, having visited RHS Harlow Carr in early Spring this year.  Our visit this time, occurred just as the buds were opening on the blossom trees (prunus of several types), the fresh leaves were unfurling in many shades of green on … Continue reading A Visit to RHS Harlow Carr in Spring

Treats And Truths Of Country Living

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 / Holly / Leave a comment

Our peaches are ripening! The bumblebees, and a little hand pollinating by feather, have done the trick. An exciting time in the rickety greenhouse on our organic acre in Berwickshire, UK. These are the treats of country living that are hard to beat, a blessing so much appreciated, especially when one pays such a high … Continue reading Treats And Truths Of Country Living

Snowdrops on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2016April 8, 2017 / Holly / Leave a comment

  On this International Women's Day, I thought I would post a few photographs of the delicate white blooms carpeting areas of our garden at the moment, a little visual gift to those who love snowdrops, and with thoughts of all the women around the world who are making a difference on our beautiful planet … Continue reading Snowdrops on International Women’s Day

A Moment Before Christmas

December 22, 2015January 4, 2018 / Holly / 5 Comments

    Written on Monday 21 December 2015   I have stolen away from all the things I am 'supposed' to be doing, to do something that I need to do ... to write a few thoughts down and to catch a moment, to consider and to prepare for the coming Christmas days.  Less than an hour … Continue reading A Moment Before Christmas

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A little bit of #Edinburgh #architecture, complete with #Australian gum (#eucalyptus) tree out the front. Loving the #blue door and #classic lines. Buildings in Edinburgh just need a bit of a scrub to lighten them up a bit, methinks. Would be a much more positive vibe if the stone was its original golden hue. But that's just me being pedantic. The bones are good and the elegance always strikes me. 🏛 . . #Art #Travel #Design #Structure #Facades #ArtHistory #NewTown #Landscape #Cityscapes #SeeTheWorld #BitsOfBuildings #WritersOfInstagram
Recently I travelled to #Israel, for the first time, with a group of people who were on the @tbnuk & @tbn #HopeAndGrace Tour. We set off in our coach on Day 2, the first day having been all about travel and transfers from the UK to our base for the week, our first stop the #MountOfOlives. After visiting The Jewish Cemetery, we walked down to The Garden of Gethsemane, a place of deep meaning that nestles on the hill opposite The Temple Mount in #Jerusalem. Tuesday 6 March 2018. 🇮🇱💙🇮🇱 . . #Travel #Adventure #TBNIsraelTour #TBNIsrael2018 #HopeAndGraceTour #WritersOfInstagram #TheGardenOfGethsemane

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