Great Gardening Weather

The crisp bright days over the holidays have ensured that I have been in the garden whenever possible and it feels good to be on top of tasks such as tying in climbing roses, removing old leaves from the hellebores and cutting back collapsed perennials.  Most of the time I’m happy to just listen to the sounds around me, but like many podcast enthusiasts I’m currently absorbed in ‘Serial’ from This American Life, so it has been my companion for the past few days. I don’t have ears of the right shape for earphones and headphones get in the way, but a pouch hung round my neck and tucked it inside my jumper proved a good alternative. It was perfectly audible to me, but left everyone else undisturbed. Two episodes to go…………