The Scribble

  • Birds-foot Trefoil

    So-called on account of its' clawlike seedpods, Birds-foot-trefoil (Lotus Corniculatus) has a cluster of flowers like little yellow slippers and grows freely here in our Sussex clay... #inthemeadow
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  • Selfheal

    selfhealPerhaps it's in the wake of all the parties and excitements of last week that despite my best efforts, this one has been a bit glass half-empty, and I have been giving myself something of a hard time these past few days. So it seems quite appropriate that I spotted the ...
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  • Roald Dahl

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    There are only two people I still regularly write letters to (and receive them in return): my Grandad in Bruton, and my friend Pauline in Berlin. Once upon a time, before two small children and a small business there were more, and I have a giant green steamer...
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