by WilliamB | Jul 22, 2020 | Words and Pictures Blog
On Being at Home Of course, most of us have spent much more time being at home for weeks now. For me, at the start at least, I couldn’t understand why so many people seemed to be pulling their hair out with boredom. In my bubble, life seemed to be busier than ever...
by WilliamB | Jun 22, 2020 | Words and Pictures Blog
MY LOCKDOWN SARA GREEN At the beginning of ‘lockdown’ I read an article by an Englishman living in locked-down Wuhan describing his experiences of the COVID19 crisis. He wrote about how he had become used to the strangeness of his new life, how his fear turned to...
by WilliamB | Apr 7, 2020 | Words and Pictures Blog
Isolation – cooking for victory! As day 7 of ‘lockdown’ dawns, realisation hits that while we have an ample stock of loo paper, a random and diminishing array of food lurks in the fridge – a few parsnips, a slightly flimsy looking cauliflower, some greening potatoes,...
by WilliamB | Feb 8, 2020 | Words and Pictures Blog
Has the pendulum swung the other way? Or rather, be careful what you wish for! Equality. What is that anyway? Lately, I’ve been pondering this not insubstantial question. I have a son and a daughter. They are very close in age, only 9 and 8 respectively. I like to...
by WilliamB | Dec 11, 2019 | Words and Pictures Blog
MID WINTER TREATS Christmas is coming. Try as I might to ignore it, the festive season is upon us and the frosty mornings and low golden sunlight have made everything feel Christmassy to me much earlier than usual. Plans, recipes and present ideas are filling my head...
by WilliamB | Oct 21, 2019 | Words and Pictures Blog
AUTUMN WARMERS Being a gardener is a bit of a mixed bag. Although the last few weeks have brought days when I have been soaked to the skin and windswept, Autumn sunshine, when it does show its face is a rich and glorious thing. Far from the watery light of the spring...
Recent Comments