In January 2008 we moved out of town, and acquired a garden and a view. For the most part this blog records what we've done in the garden / house, plus any odd musings on things I find of interest. Something nice (I hope) for us to look back on as memory fades . . . and a way of keeping friends and family up-to-date, which means I don't have to feel quite so guilty about not writing more often! It'll also remind us when we planted what . . .
January-February 2026 – Back to the world of St Mary's, albeit from another perspective with Jodi Taylor's The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal - as ever great stuff, very amusing, and nice to find out more about two of her more intriguing characters.
January 2026 – Something a bit different with a treatise on the possible origins of a 'real' Robin Hood, Sean McGlynn's Robin Hood: A True Legend - interesting read, and learnt some stuff I didn't know too.
February - May 2026 - Back to Jodi Taylor, and her St Mary's spin-off 'Time Police' series Doing Time, Hard Time, Saving Time, About Time, Killing Time, Out of Time. Again, hugely enjoyable romps through time, bringing in some favourite characters from St Mary's and establishing a number of new ones. Looking forward to the next instalment.
June - August 2026 - actually not been reading a lot - mostly dipping into another historical analysis Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic by Tabitha Stanmore, looking at how 'magic' was used in the pre-scientific era to solve problems, find lost items, find love etc. Interesting stuff!
