snowstorms in London!

We woke up this morning to a pale, icy garden. Everything looked cold, wet, and a bit ugly even for a Tuesday morning.

But there was worse weather to come!

winter woes

We are at that point in the winter season when the magic of snow is outweighed by the dreary slush of ice and rain.

Winter Whites

Talk show hosts make fun of the US celebration of Groundhog Day as an utterly ridiculous American ritual.

Valentine's Day 2018 - self love!

In these tough times, let's remember to take better care of ourselves. No better opportunity than Valentine's Day!

Everyone needs some 'me time', but people enjoy very different things - these are some of our favourite methods of self care.

eyes on our skies

It seems that life is so accelerated everything is multiplied or inundates us in multiple events.

Orion Nebula M 42 Celestron C 14

Feb 15 is no different. We will be treated to three celestial events. 

The new moon. A partial solar eclipse. 

It is also the start of the Chinese New Year of the Brown Earth Dog. 

Churchyards - living with death

London churchyards are ancient, beautiful...and mostly empty. The bones are laid to rest in the crypts of the parish church, and the headstones are taken away or moved to the walls and borders if, as in many cases, the churchyard becomes a public park.