Shirlwhirl's Favourites

"Butterfly Magnets"

We're often asked on GoY which plants attract insects-especially butterflies. It's...

5 Sep, 2010
Spritzhenry

Today's excursion

My hubby decided that today would be a family chopping and collecting wood day. and...

4 Mar, 2012
Alexandramou

Island of my Dreams, Harris

The Hebridean Island of Harris, famous for the making of tweed, has, I think, woven...

19 Jun, 2012
Stickitoffee

Camomile lawn(ette)

I replaced my little camomile "lawn" this year, because I had let it grow so long...

27 Jun, 2012
Melchisedec

to mount athos again

My usual trip to mount athos last November was in the holy monastry of OSIOS XENOPHON,that...

12 Dec, 2012
Bik

The 'upside' of the big freeze!

I must have looked a picture this morning....wellies, scarf, hat, pyjamas, dressing...

13 Dec, 2012
Karensusan63

Day trip to Athens

Flew to Athens yesterday morning on business....had a few hours to walk around until...

11 Apr, 2013
Alexandramou

Peace Tranquility and a LOT of watering!

I have not been on this site for awhile as I have been very busy lots of changes...

10 Aug, 2013
Nana_d

The Greek Island of Paxos in September.

Paxos is a small Greek island not far from Corfu. We have been there before but not...

18 Oct, 2013
Wildrose

FLOWER POT MUSICIANS ♫♫

On a happy summer's day, we travelled across Northamptonshire to Kislingbury village. Before...

20 Oct, 2013
Terratoonie