(Cancer) Garden journey day by day

  • A festive note in the garden and good wishes

    On the eve of Christmas, a small attempt to introduce a festive note in the garden, and a Christmas wish from a very tame robin (confession: this was not taken in my garden!). Whatever we're all going through, I send supportive and warm wishes to...
  • Christmas colours: green

    Green is a predominant colour of any garden, but here I have focussed on greens which represent colours and textures that add to the garden's diversity, from the bright green spongy moss (that makes up most of the lawn), to the glossy g...
  • Christmas colours: red

    Daily garden photos over recent December weeks have caught festive Christmas colours, which just brighten the mood.  What might look like a dull garden outlook on a grey day can still produce delights when you look more closely. First it was the...
  • Bark, but not woof!

    A few weeks since my last post: blame Christmas madness, but still time to step into the garden each day to find a focus. It is a calming process. Earlier in my chemo cycles, the capecitabine pills decided to go for my feet, causing them to beco...
  • Winter yellows - Bee surprised

    The winter garden is so different from the summer garden, with autumn passing by on the way. My chemo began in summer's heat and drought conditions, parched lawn and plants struggling, an uncertain time ahead, and now it's the beautiful monochrome of...