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Tag Archives: “My Garden Age”
Wild Garden 2
The world is becoming a wild garden. Deaths in Gaza; rockets raining down on Iran and Isreal. Ukraine and Russia locked in endless confrontation. Trump tariffs creating economic chaos everywhere. UK public enquiries left hanging in the air. The weeds … Continue reading
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Wild Garden.
A cottage garden is supposed to be somewhat unkempt. It is not a tidy, beautifully manicured flower show haven. This is especially true now that rewilding is all the rage. I don’t know who told the plants in my garden … Continue reading
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My 77 Garden Age & Buttercups !
This is my last post before the Election. A buttercups selection. The next one will be a reflection 🌼🌼🌼on the result. Buttercups are the most deceptive of weeds. They entice you with promises of yellow flowers. But they spread their … Continue reading
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My 77 Garden Age & the NHS
This is probably the biggest challenge of all in the electorates mind. And it is only going to get worse as the population ages. So what can we learn from my garden? Well the NHS is choaked with weeds, all … Continue reading
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My 77 Garden Age & Crime.
Weeds are the criminals in my garden. They appear where they are not wanted and take up space that could be used for flowers. They also divert my time and effort into pulling them up. How does that relate to … Continue reading
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My 77 Garden Age & LLLP.
My Last Laugh Looney Party blogs await the judgement of the electorate on July 4th. The wisdom of the voters might finally tell the politicians what to do with themselves🤡 Meanwhile my garden lays out a host of steps before … Continue reading
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My 77 Garden Age.
I first started to write about “My Garden Age” in 2011 and I have periodically returned to the theme over the years since. In so many ways it’s an allegory of my life. So now I reflect on it again … Continue reading
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Flower Power !
Long after Coronapop is over there will still be flowers. My garden provides free therapy every day rain or shine. Instead of fearfulness the daffodils are floweringall they are worth bring a smile to the world. They are called “ … Continue reading
Final Flourish.
Autumn is drawing to a close, a few flowers still bring a smile to these wet and windy days. They have waited all summer-long to wave their good bye. My garden has kept me busy and the flowers … Continue reading