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The Marathon des Sables

The Marathon des Sables is my second brilliant but bonkers topic recently. It's an ultra distance race over 250km of the Sahara. On foot. Carrying your own kit. In six...

The Marathon des Sables

The Marathon des Sables is my second brilliant but bonkers topic recently. It's an ultra distance race over 250km of the Sahara. On foot. Carrying your own kit. In six...

Hauser and Wirth in Somerset

Hauser and Wirth are an uber contemporary art dealer, with galleries in Switzerland, New York and London. They're opening a new arts centre in Bruton, around the corner from us....

Hauser and Wirth in Somerset

Hauser and Wirth are an uber contemporary art dealer, with galleries in Switzerland, New York and London. They're opening a new arts centre in Bruton, around the corner from us....

Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera

Prunus cerasifera - Cherry plum - a lovely tough fast growing tree, suitable for most situations and great for wildlife. 

Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera

Prunus cerasifera - Cherry plum - a lovely tough fast growing tree, suitable for most situations and great for wildlife. 

The RHS

The RHS has copped it from the Twitterati for its "association" with The Ultimate Love Bouquet, Interflora's Valentine's Day offering. Guaranteed to delight your loved oneThe Ultimate Love Bouquet isn't...

The RHS

The RHS has copped it from the Twitterati for its "association" with The Ultimate Love Bouquet, Interflora's Valentine's Day offering. Guaranteed to delight your loved oneThe Ultimate Love Bouquet isn't...

Somerset Flooding (Again)

 The flooding in the Somerset Levels is a serious issue which won't go away. I was writing about it this time last year. Even if you don't believe in global...

Somerset Flooding (Again)

 The flooding in the Somerset Levels is a serious issue which won't go away. I was writing about it this time last year. Even if you don't believe in global...

Blue Monday

Our ground, so hardfaced and unyielding in summer, now saturated, heaving and groaning. Water sits in swales, or oozes from ponds and trickles down ancient holloways under gun metal skies....

Blue Monday

Our ground, so hardfaced and unyielding in summer, now saturated, heaving and groaning. Water sits in swales, or oozes from ponds and trickles down ancient holloways under gun metal skies....