by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 10, 2017 | Nature, Talking Points
I have glitter in my pants. This is how I know Christmas is nearly upon us. It’s not glitter from the pants themselves, or indeed from any kind of genital adornment (my genitals are perfectly fabulous without Swarovski, thanks all the same). No, it’s general jazzle...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Sep 17, 2017 | Family, Nature, Talking Points
I have it on good authority that once they’ve seen my Frilly Echeveria, people won’t stop talking about it. Captivated by its crinkly edges and entranced by its pink blush it is the stuff of which certain dreams are made of. Horticultural dreams, largely. My Frilly...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Jul 30, 2017 | Nature
I’m not sure how I came to be living in the countryside. I have always considered myself an urban person. Urban, with National Trust sub-clauses. As a child I liked the countryside depicted in books: The Famous Five, Swallows and Amazons, The Wind in the Willows that...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Oct 30, 2016 | Nature
This weekend, the clocks went back. Friends on social media have been beside themselves with excitement at the prospect of an extra hour in bed. Which makes me think they must be doing something seriously wonderful in that bed; after all, the trade off is five months...
