Plot twist

IT was Penny’s original suggestion that transformed my five-year hermit-like existence. In fact, it would become a game-changer for me. It all began when Frank, my late husband, applied for an allotme

The garden has given me much joy this year, though it’s not been without its challenges! Especially the weather, with so little rain for long periods. But those two months of drought made little impac

Where are we going to have supper exactly?” Trisha’s husband, Henry, asked in a resigned tone. Trisha looked up from the basket she was stuffing with oasis and gazed around the kitchen. The island uni

It’s just one of those things that can’t be helped.” Dad’s voice was muffled, his head in the understairs cupboard. “But I’m meant to be going shopping with Hannah and Evie this afternoon.” Chloe stoo

Clare Hunt muses on success with sunflowers and the inexorable advance of autumn

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