Elections looming - a round up of my thoughts
MAY There are some strands of good news in the battle for sanity which we are all caught up in whether we like it or not! The Climate...
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Jul 43 min read
Omnibus Garden News
RAIN IN APRIL! We did have 3 dry days in March so finally got some planting done – onion sets and the first 2 packets of parsnip seeds...
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Apr 32 min read
Headlines heading into Spring
IN THE GARDEN It's wet in the garden and I'm struggling to find a way to barrow out the compost before getting the rotavator going again...
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Feb 82 min read
The New Zealand Experience
It's mid-summer in New Zealand – constant temperatures in the low 20s, harsh hot sun and, in Wellington, always the wind. Staying in Days...
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Feb 53 min read
Headlines and doggerel from NZ and beyond
Down here in New Zealand the wind is blowing, and the trial of Barry Young (the covid data whistle-blower) is pending on 23 February....
wllmsutherland
Jan 44 min read
The world in doggerel
I was surprised but encouraged to find my doggerel of last month published to a much wider readership in the daily newsletter of TCW....
wllmsutherland
Jan 41 min read
End of year news
It has been wet in the garden! The sun shone today, and I finally got around to attacking the compost heap. First job is to take off the...
wllmsutherland
Dec 18, 20236 min read
2023 Gardener's Thoughts Recap
IN THE WORLD Tedious as it may be, we still have to talk about covid, the Ukraine and the plans of the WEF. Here is my current state of...
wllmsutherland
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Winding down for Xmas
IN THE GARDEN It's wet and muddy and the season is over. When we finally have some dry frosty weather it will be time to tidy up, dig out...
wllmsutherland
Nov 7, 20239 min read
OUR STORY – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Yesterday I was amused and interested to discover the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. This new grouping of the “well-meaning great...
wllmsutherland
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Autumn winds and Scythes of Ash
We have survived the violence of winter storms, bringing copious quantities of rain! It's almost the end of the gardening year. All the...
wllmsutherland
Oct 2, 20239 min read
On intangibility and power
A SHORT WORD ON “CLIMATE CHANGE"! Carbon is the most important element for life on Earth. Every human body contains about 15 Kg of...
wllmsutherland
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Autumnal air in the garden
Autumn is certainly the “season of mellow fruitfulness”! We've harvested the plums, beans (runner and french) and pulled up the onions....
wllmsutherland
Sep 10, 20231 min read
In the world - Aug 2023
There are just two very important pieces of news/information I want to highlight for you this month. The US/Russia War Here are three...
wllmsutherland
Sep 10, 20235 min read
Harvests and a Starring role
IN THE GARDEN In September the annual harvest gathers pace with many late nights spent preparing fruit and veg for the freezer. It really...
wllmsutherland
Aug 10, 20232 min read
Gardener's thoughts on currency and climate
IN THE WORLD The un-winnable Ukraine war continues while western politicians scratch their heads as they wonder how to get out of this...
wllmsutherland
Aug 10, 20233 min read
Summer and Scythes!
IN THE GARDEN The rains continue and the pumpkin is loving it! Strawbs and thornless blackberries are finished but the blackcurrants are...
wllmsutherland
Jul 3, 20234 min read
Cards and Scythes - June 2023
The insane US war grinds on in the Ukraine where the outcome is extremely uncertain. France is in the throes of massive civil discontent...
wllmsutherland
Jul 3, 20232 min read
June in the garden
Strawberries, new potatoes and fresh salad – by the bucketful. It's the summer so it must be nearly Wimbledon! We've had massive rainfall...
wllmsutherland
Jun 7, 20232 min read
CHEMICAL FARMING ON A GRAND SCALE!
All around our pretty village of Embleton we are living in a “war zone”. It's a war against nature promoted by our government and carried...
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