So many of us find job descriptions a chore, putting them way down the priority list and mumbling something like, “they don’t really matter – they don’t get read anyway”.  On a bad day that could be me …

The office at home is cheerful, cosy and entertaining.  There’s much to keep me occupied and it’s a great place to work although I can’t see the garden.  To watch the comings and goings of the blackbirds I need to …

I love colour and what it says about my personality.  I absolutely recognize the need to conform, although I want to feel good about my appearance at work.  It’s a long time since I’ve worn the obligatory …

Someone told me that horticulture was for middle-aged and middle-class ladies who had little to do.  Well, I’m not going to talk about my age and I’m definitely not middle class but I want to put the record straight. 

Out and about with a friend recently, we passed a village school which jogged her memory and she recounted an unfortunate tale about a recruitment decision she’d heard.  The heroine of her story was an accomplished chef …

I was thinking about content for my web site and wanted to somehow incorporate the notion of conversation, perhaps even a natter.  One thing led to another and …