Nelly's Garden

It snowed heavily over the weekend, and outdoors became a veritable winter wonderland. For the cats, it was a great hunting opportunity, as ...

Bert has been reminiscing today about parties long past and about what we might have been doing on New Year’s Eve twenty or more years ago. ...

 Earlier this evening, I knew exactly what all four of my sisters were doing, because I was doing the same thing. We were all listening to o...

Last night London Sister sent us a picture of her seven-foot tree. She’s early this year. It’s not even mid-December, yet there it was, beau...

 It’s not that I dislike Christmas shopping - for what could be nicer than giving someone a gift that pleases them. No, that’s the part I lo...

 Are you feeling Christmassy yet? I can’t say I am. Not properly. But this year, instead of brushing the thought aside the way I usually do,...

  Hannah asked me to go with her to the garden centre; she wanted to buy some houseplants. It’s the first time she’s shown any real interest...