I didn’t set a target to reach for my book reading last year. I often fall short and I’m disappointed when I don’t reach my target. My final tally for books read for 2024 was twenty-one, most of them being in the mystery/crime/thriller genre that is my go to.I didn’t have a favourite this year. None of them stood out as better than another, although...
30 December 2024
14 July 2024
The Vegetable Garden in June
Posted on Sunday, July 14, 2024 by Janette with 4 comments

After what was an unseasonably warm autumn, where the temperature barely dipped below 20°C, winter finally arrived and the jumpers have come out of storage. The temperature may have dipped, but the garden is growing well. I have two growing spaces, the raised garden beds...
11 March 2024
Sowing for the Autumn/Winter Garden

It's not a very exciting photo I know, but I wanted to post, so I have a record of when I sowed and what I sowed. These are all the seeds that can't be direct sown, and were sown on March 5th. The seeds that can be direct sown won’t go in until we get some cooler weather,...
12 January 2024
Books Read in 2023
Posted on Friday, January 12, 2024 by Janette with 4 comments
Hello everyone. Happy new year. I only read nineteen books this year. That’s one book every 2.8 weeks, which for me is quite a poor effort. Actually, make that eighteen. I didn’t have time to finish A Mind for Murder by P. D. James before it was due back at the library. 1. The Essex Serpent by Sarah PerryMoving between Essex and London, myth and...
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