Fronds from Down Under

Added on 15 January 2018

I have been away in China and New Zealand since November, and am now back home to a rather chillier climate with a new year resolution to share, weekly, some of things I wonder about. My favourite (non-human) thing about New Zealand was its forests and the most wonderful thing about them was the fer...

What kind of retreats do you like?

Added on 12 November 2017

I recently ran a survey about creative writing retreats, in order to find out what people prefer. Over the years I have run more than 20 weeks of retreats and I’d like to do so again. But things have changed around here – the venues I have used locally have either changed hands or are ru...

A primrose in autumn? And other strange things happening in the woods...

Added on 04 November 2017

Primroses shouldn’t be out in October, should they? I spotted this in the woods a few weeks back, and it has been bothering me. I wanted to share it. I’m thinking a lot about climate change, and in particular the vital role that forests and woodlands play in helping to mitigate the impa...