Category Archives: extreme gardening

Life under the Covid cosh.  And a new book

Posted on April 4, 2020 by BarryH

I’m trying not to be bored. New words and phrases have entered the language, old words and phrases have taken on new meaning, usually imprecise meanings that convey different things to everyone.  We are all now living in ways we … Continue reading →

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All change

Posted on December 15, 2018 by BarryH

Back from Greece.  Very soon off to the Canadian Rockies.  But before I go, a sample of the brilliant autumn in the UK this year. As a planner by temperament as well as former profession, about 15 years ago I … Continue reading →

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November Daily Blog 28: Rough-dug and ready for winter

Posted on November 28, 2012 by BarryH

Completely different feel to the day from the outset on Wednesday as if the grey and the wet of the past weeks belonged somewhere else, to another time.  Blue sky and cold air greeted me as I left the house … Continue reading →

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November Daily Blog 12: climate change and Blue House thinking.

Posted on November 12, 2012 by BarryH

There is nolonger any doubt that world climates are changing.  What is disputed is the extent to which the change is simply part of a natural cycle and the extent to which it is man-made.  I have no doubt whatever … Continue reading →

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November Daily Blog 7: inactivity and verbal rambling.

Posted on November 7, 2012 by BarryH

I have to ‘fess up.  When I started the November Daily Blog as part of the NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) challenge I had the intention of using it as an incentive to do something different and interesting every day. … Continue reading →

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November Daily Blog: towards a philosophy of enjoyment.

Posted on November 2, 2012 by BarryH

With the challenge to find something worth blogging about every day it was disconcerting to see Friday begin very grey, very wet and with a mountain of clearing up after having friends over for a meal on Thursday evening.  I’m … Continue reading →

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Surreal change to Autumn: A backward look from a cold climate to the Hot Rock.

Posted on October 7, 2012 by BarryH

The last few days on Symi were unusually hot and sunny for the end of September and beginning of October but there were signs of Autumn approaching. From Panormitis Monastery on Monday a strange layer of cloud could be seen … Continue reading →

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Greece: getting ready

Posted on August 19, 2012 by BarryH

In less than a week I’ll be back in Greece.  I can’t wait to leave the grey skies behind. Still desperately trying to sort the garden out before I go I finally managed to rescue the potatoes from the sodden … Continue reading →

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Ambitious plans

Posted on February 28, 2012 by BarryH

Having been mulling it over for some time I have now finally bitten the bullet and booked a flight to Greece and have an ambitious itinerary beginning to firm up for travelling on the mainland , visiting Crete, Santorini and … Continue reading →

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Out of the Winter and out of the freezer

Posted on February 20, 2012 by BarryH

Winter came to an end around here 10 days ago.  During the previous week I had been wandering around the ridge-tops of South East Wales most days to take full advantage of the snow and ice. As noted in my … Continue reading →

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