Here are a few photos from our recent Mentoring Day in the Garden with The Rosehip and Berry. When we looked out on the morning of the workshop the weather was not looking very summery but we had enough shelter around the garden to crack on and typical of the weather this year it was winter one minute and summer the next. The girls arrived with big coats and snips at the ready! After a tour around the garden and a look at what was growing Hollie got right into demonstrating a

We have reached the end of May and the sky is cloudless and blue. It's early morning but already the sun is hot so I've shifted myself and my table into the dappled shade of the willows to write. Above me the House Martins are on the wing, darting in and out of their nests in the eaves to feed their hungry broods. I can hear children up on the hill laughing and squealing with delight. Someone has taken the hose out to cool them off. Down here in the garden, it's a quieter sce

I had big plans for planting out today, but as soon as I stepped out the door, the heavens opened. I can't be too mad about it, as the ground is bone dry and nature is doing the watering for me. Whilst waiting for the rain to pass, I thought it would be a good time to share some May thoughts. It's because of all that rainfall that we can be grateful for the lush growth we have in Northern Ireland during this month. The greens are a young, chartreuse and hopeful. Once we move

It's been quite a while since I've written a blogpost and shared it. It's a strange feeling to be sitting typing again. I continue to journal every day because of the grounding effects and mental health advantages it offers me. In the early morning my pen flows effortlessly across the page. Since it's personal writing the words come naturally and unguarded. Countless morning pages are filled with scribbled observations about birds, animals, plants, scents, weather, and more a