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Book Reviews – September 2023 – Sallie Eden – A Thoroughly Mischievous Person

A Thoroughly Mischievous Person: The Other Arthur Ransome by Alan Kennedy Published by The Lutterworth Press Who could resist at least glancing at a book with that title. And, for the fans of Swallows and Amazons...

BeeMania – September 2023 – Colin Rees

We might be grumbling about the weather but spare a thought for our honey bees. The bad weather has left many colonies on the brink of starvation. Bee keeper Colin Rees brings...

Gardening – September 2023 – Alison Agnew

With the days starting to get a little shorter our resident gardening expert, Alison Agnew, takes us through the joys of an autumnal garden. Daisy Days I’m writing this by the fire...

Wild Roseland Nature Notes – August 2023

Barn Owls make a come back These amazing birds, secretive, beautiful white and honey coloured, and with such silent flight and hunting skills are thriving here after all. Our Barn Owl population...

Book Reviews – August 2023 – Sallie Eden – Marple

Marple: Twelve new stories Published in paperback by Harper Collins, June 2023 The clue is in the title: stories, according to the Guardian review, “reimagining” Miss Marple “from a fresh perspective”. Descriptions so often...

St Mawes & District Garden Annual Society Flower and Produce show

Gardeners put on a ‘fantastic’ show despite challenging weather conditions Against all the odds Saturday 15 July saw a ‘fantastic’ turn out for the St Mawes & District Flower and Produce Show....

Gardening – August 2023 – Alison Agnew

Alison Agnew is the Roseland Online gardening feature writer. She is a retired biology lecturer and amateur, but long time, gardener and designer. She has a particular interest in the technical, aesthetic...

Book Reviews – August 2023 – Sallie Eden – All’s Well That End’s Well

All’s Well That Ends Well. From Dust to Resurrection: 40 Days With Shakespeare by Peter Graystone Published by Canterbury Press, 2021 From the title, you might think this book is going to be dry,...

BeeMania – July 2023 – Colin Rees

Another crazy few weeks – I need the roundabout to stop now so I can get off! It started with me being very organised and checking each of...

Book Reviews – June 2023 – Sallie Eden – Corona

Corona by David Arrowsmith Published as an ebook 29 June 2023. Paperback due shortly This is the debut novel by the author of ‘Nevada Noir’, the trilogy of short stories I reviewed...