Autumn will be officially over in a week so I’ve been making the most of hanging onto the autumnal rituals and natural occurrences. This spider’s web caught my eye as it’s captured the leaves falling. The temperature forests or bush we have an... Setting aside the biting wind and driving rain there are other signs of the onset of winter. The root vegetables are starting to come into their own as winter warmers. With soups and casseroles starting to be the order of the day we are well stocked with parsnips,... It’s been almost like a switch has been flicked. Cold, wet and very miserable. With the official start to winter just a few days away I should be unsurprised by the cold bleak weather but I’m not. I keep thinking summer will arrive soon which of... Over the years my neighbours have ranged from wild and abusive to kind and gentle. Living in the country the neighours tend to be furry and lovable. Number 24 is our latest neighbour living on the grass verge just along the road. I don’t know who is more... I feel like I’ve been off in another land in recent weeks – in my case corporate land. Even after years of working I still find it a real mystery as to why organisations make it so hard for people to work well within them. Sure, there are lots of great... 