A very Scottish road trip

A very Scottish road trip

“There are few places in my life that I’ve found more ruggedly beautiful than the Highlands of Scotland. The place is magical – it’s so far north, so remote, that sometimes it feels like you’ve left this world and gone to another.” -Julia London It was...
Journey’s (not) end!

Journey’s (not) end!

“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” — Harvey Mackay It is has been nearly five years since I have last written a post on this website. It...
The whittling gardener

The whittling gardener

“Carving is a joy to the artist… To attack the raw material, gradually to extract a shape out of the following ones own desire or, sometimes, the inspiration of the material itself: this gives the sculptor great joy.”  ~ Aristide Maillol My first...
In troubled times (The Garden)

In troubled times (The Garden)

* Life for us all, is very challenging at this present time. The COVID-19 virus itself hits the older generations and people with underlying health problems the hardest but can still affects us all.The affect that the virus has with our everyday lives, our future both...
It’s a kind of magic (2019)

It’s a kind of magic (2019)

Post originally written in December 2012.   “From December to March, there are for many of us three gardens – the garden outdoors, the garden of pots and bowls in the house, and the garden of the mind’s eye.” – Katherine S. White     Now there is one...