Lime trees are still smelling wonderful and as they won’t for much longer, I keep taking walks up and down the Promenade in Cheltenham where the trees are particularly glorious. At tea a few weeks ago I heard a lovely Vita Sackville-West anecdote from a retired gardener who more than 60 years ago used […]

The good weather continues and gives a real umph to everyday activities. Wherever did we get the idea that living in a damp and overcast land gave the British a bit of a push in the get up and go stakes? It’s obvious nonsense. The sun even caused me to put down my sewing needle […]