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...
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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...
‘Grow your own’ puts down roots in Veryan
New allotments could soon be flourishing in the heart of Veryan. Veryan Parish Council has identified a field and is currently waiting for the land to be officially transferred so they can...
Book Reviews – June 2023 – Sallie Eden – The Paris Library
Published in paperback by Two Roads (Hackett), 2022 The motto of the American Library in Paris is “Atrum post bellum, ex libris lux” (“After the darkness of war, the light of books”) a...
Gardening – July 2023 – Alison Agnew
Sustaining the summer show Gardening is a four dimensional art form – we gardeners have to design our gardens to look beautiful, or at least interesting, over time – both over the...
Book Reviews – June 2023 – Sallie Eden – A Tidy Ending
A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon Published by The Borough Press, 2022 Sometimes life doesn’t turn out the way you hope, but Linda always tries to make the best of things. She...
BeeMania – June 2023 – Colin Rees
Bees on the move The recent hot weather has kept Bee expert Colin Rees busy taking your calls about swarming bees and this is just the start of the swarming season....
Gardening – June 2023 – Alison Agnew
Roses for the Roseland This month our gardening expert Annie Agnew has some tips on on growing roses on the Roseland, the ‘chelsea chop’ and snail hunting at dawn. I know the...
Pastures New For Veryan Church?
Veryan church building is the biggest on the Roseland. Nevertheless, it has a small congregation. But the size of the building makes it more adaptable, and the Parochial Parish Council (PCC) believes...
Book Reviews – June 2023 – Sallie Eden – A House in the High Hills
A House in the High Hills by Selina Scott Published by Ebury Press, 2010 Subtitled (on some editions) ‘Dreams and disasters of life in a Spanish farmhouse’, I feared yet another story in...