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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The Reverend John Papworth died peacefully on 4 July 2020 at his home in Purton. He was 98 years old. Always a charismatic and...

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

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...

The World Countries throughout the world continue to bumble along in pretty hopeless ignorance about what's really going on with the...

Sunshine and more sunshine – has been the story of May in the garden. But the breezes have been cool and some of the nights downright...

1. Fractional reserve banking to be made illegal – local banking to be provided by Credit Unions 2. Debt based money to be abolished and...

What a sad comedy show is the global corona crisis! Here in the UK we don't have any idea about how many people may already have had the...

The broccoli was (and is) great. We've enjoyed sumptuous green shoots almost every other day now – and there are 22 bags safely stored...

A CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)? The Bank of England has just published an astonishing proposal. It plans to compete with the...