The Scribble

  • Le Voyage en Panier

    shopping bag cass webAs in all things, when the French do fair trade, they do it with style. The only thing I brought home from Corsica besides a sun tan was this 'scoubidou' bag from 
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  • Tufted Vetch

    tufted vetchAt last the sunshine is back! Padded out barefoot over the warm wet grass this morning to have a look at Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca) which has made its home in a couple of patches of the meadow, growing leguminously (I'm fairly sure that's not a word, but I ...

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  • 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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