Halloween? Christmas? Where has the year gone…?

Christmas spirit is seeping into the Nurseries and I have already been buying decorations and gifts. Autumn seems to be clinging on after a series of bright warm days, though it's chill at night and first thing and of course, the clocks went back on Sunday night so it is dark by 5.30pm, so I…

Swan-necked, knobby, two-toned, ribbed and finned, smooth, round, flecked – a gourd-fest for it’s nearly Halloween

Just a little seasonal fun for the day before Halloween - an amazing and slightly disturbing (in one or two cases at least) collection of ornamental gourds. These will last for months upon months & decorate the house now right through until summer next year, perhaps longer. Happy Halloween! For those with more traditional tastes,…