This month
What's on the front burner this month, from the garden to the shoebox of old cards.
Putting the garden to bed for winter
Cutting back the roses, covering the beds and the one job I always forget.
Christmas scarves, started in October
Why the knitting comes back every autumn, and the simple pattern I give the grandchildren.
Forty years of cards in one shoebox
Every card my old classes made me, and what I'm doing with them now.
Autumn pages in my journal
The questions I ask myself when the evenings get dark, and how long I spend on them.
Filming in the garden all summer
A phone, a little tripod and the roses. What I learned from three months of short videos.
The roses in their best month
July in a small wet garden by the sea, and the three roses that never let me down.
Walking the seawall in every weather
Biscuit and I go out every morning, fog or sun. The walk that holds the rest together.
Why I let my hobbies come and go
I used to feel guilty about dropping things. Now I put them on the back burner and pick them up again.
Back Burner
One letter a month on what's on the front burner, what's on the back and what's coming back.