We don't know how many deaths were caused BY covid as this is not recorded on death certificates. The “deaths WITH covid” definition ens...

Of course, the miseries of enforced lockdown have given most of us a chance to do some deep thinking about the state of the world – and p...

The Garden Very quiet in the winter garden. The curly kale is a healthy and very tasty winter green and the sprouting broccoli is waiting...

My sadness and anger at what is going on reaches new heights today. Have we really lost our reason? Is the almost fanatical belief in “lo...

In the garden the soil is resting now as we potter about when the weather is dry. I was able to spread the compost on a lovely bright fro...

More dreadful corona nonsense! I cannot remember a time when I have been more angry, sad and baffled by the mindless corona hysteria whi...

Each time I open up the mature compost heap (12 months of green material) the excitement is like receiving a rather special Christmas pre...

source: dnstyles.com In the history of western civilisation there has never been such a mysterious and misguided set of policies as we ha...

We still have parsnips, broccoli and curly kale in the garden. There are still plenty of delicious apples on the espaliered fruit trees a...

Yes, it's the time of harvest and autumn clear-ups! Plenty of autotelic activity! There is still a lot to do – hundreds of tasty apples ...

There are just two things I want to say about “covid” this month. The entire topic has been flogged to death by pundits and media. The fi...

The dictionary says that things that are “autotelic” have “a purpose in and not apart from themselves”. It's a new word I stumbled across...

Good news at last – the number of UK deaths involving COVID has now fallen to almost insignificant levels. Week 33 recorded just 139 d...

The time for planting and weeding is over – August is the time for harvest! All the fruit trees are heavily laden – so much so that one o...

The biggest event in my world this month was the death of my great old friend and “mentor” John Papworth. You will find suitable obituari...

Nature is burgeoning, blooming and over-flowing all over the garden. Even though this happens every year, it is still a re-assuring surpr...

Corona News We had better start where we left off in May – with the official government ONS (Office of National Statistics) weekly number...

It's mid-summer and the garden is full of good things growing! Weeds are pretty firmly under control – thanks to regular hoeing. After ...

“Zoom” is here to stay and there has never been a greater interest in self-sufficiency. There was a very positive response this month to ...