Will Sutherlandfévr. 81 MinToday's COVID Fact checkWe don't know how many deaths were caused BY covid as this is not recorded on death certificates. The “deaths WITH covid” definition ens...
Will Sutherlandfévr. 84 MinOur Serious Cognitive Dissonance – the invention of “Money” is our biggest mistakeOf 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...
Will Sutherlandfévr. 82 MinWhile the garden sleeps, the workshop comes alive!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...
Will Sutherlandjanv. 164 MinAnd "Project Fear" goes on...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...
Will Sutherlandjanv. 161 MinThe Garden Sleeps and one way to break down the blues: Music Outdoor!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...
Will Sutherland12 déc. 20206 MinBoris's "Mindless Sheep" More dreadful corona nonsense! I cannot remember a time when I have been more angry, sad and baffled by the mindless corona hysteria whi...
Will Sutherland12 déc. 20202 MinThe Glorious Compost Heap!Each time I open up the mature compost heap (12 months of green material) the excitement is like receiving a rather special Christmas pre...
Will Sutherland7 nov. 20204 MinCovid madnesssource: dnstyles.com In the history of western civilisation there has never been such a mysterious and misguided set of policies as we ha...
Will Sutherland7 nov. 20201 MinWinter is coming!We still have parsnips, broccoli and curly kale in the garden. There are still plenty of delicious apples on the espaliered fruit trees a...
Will Sutherland2 oct. 20202 MinAutumn clearance!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 ...
Will Sutherland2 oct. 20202 MinCovid madnessThere 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...
Will Sutherland2 oct. 20202 MinIt pays to be "Autotelic"!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...
Will Sutherland12 sept. 20201 MinCovid-related urban exodusGood news at last – the number of UK deaths involving COVID has now fallen to almost insignificant levels. Week 33 recorded just 139 d...
Will Sutherland12 sept. 20204 MinIn the Garden – Fruit, Fruit, Fruit......Beans, Beans, Beans....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...
Will Sutherland6 août 20201 MinJohn Papworth - A dogerel to say byeThe biggest event in my world this month was the death of my great old friend and “mentor” John Papworth. You will find suitable obituari...
Will Sutherland6 août 20203 MinSummer overflow!Nature is burgeoning, blooming and over-flowing all over the garden. Even though this happens every year, it is still a re-assuring surpr...
Will Sutherland6 août 20204 MinJohn Papworth - An Obituary for my friendThe Reverend John Papworth died peacefully on 4 July 2020 at his home in Purton. He was 98 years old. Always a charismatic and controvers...
Will Sutherland5 juil. 20206 MinMid-Summer Corona ThoughtsCorona News We had better start where we left off in May – with the official government ONS (Office of National Statistics) weekly number...
Will Sutherland5 juil. 20202 MinMid Summer Abundance in the GardenIt's mid-summer and the garden is full of good things growing! Weeds are pretty firmly under control – thanks to regular hoeing. After ...
Will Sutherland2 juin 20201 MinZoom Meeting and Self-Sufficiency Mini Courses“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 ...