During lockdown, many of us turned to gardening for some kind of mental relief. I think that it is safe for me to say that gardening has saved me once again. Year after year I find that the more I learn about gardening, the more I fall in love with it. I use gardening as …
You have probably read my previous blog ‘A thank you’ where I spoke up about being sexually assaulted at the allotment back in May 2020. I have never really had my own safe space before in my life. I created this. I grafted hard and made my allotment to what I needed it …
Don’t get me wrong – I know I grow vegetables so I really should expect them to start a steady flow round about now, but lockdown has had an undesired effect… I shouldn’t complain as this is exactly what I wanted to achieve. A glut. Of near enough everything. At the beginning of lockdown, I …
There is a lot going on in the news right now. Coronavirus is threatening a second wave, there has been a man killed by the very people who should have been protecting him – just because of the colour of his skin. Life isn’t normal by any means for anyone. We are without our friends …
I know I know. I’m probably a bit too self critical and I will put my hands up to that! However, looking back is actually a really helpful exercise that I rely on and I will tell you why. It brings me up to date with the world and pinpoints exactly where I am in …
