The kitchen garden may look like it’s been ransacked right now but we’ve still got a wide range of winter vegetables to bring to the table every day. I’ve been taken aback by how we can create a veritable feast from what looks like a humble pile of... According to Greek mythology it was Chloris, the goddess of flowers who created the rose (Rhodon) from the body of a beautiful nymph lying in the forest. It’s a romantic thought that I might pop up to the local forest and pick a few roses of my own instead of... Elegance and timelessness are what spring to mind about black and white photographs. They have a depth of view that colour photographs often don’t convey. Converting colour photographs from colour to black and white digitally can often bring a crispness and... Since I started growing vegetables two years ago I’ve comforted myself that I’m a beginner and that if anything grows is a bonus. It seems that this year my beginners luck has run out as far as Cauliflower growing goes. Unlike the creamy tight balls I... Memories of harvest festival services in church when I was a child have been popping in my head recently. Displays of fruits and vegetables in technicolour glory all laid out in church to celebrate the end of summer’s hard work. I was never in favour of tinned... 