Magnon's Meanderings

Honours come in many forms. I've had countries named after me (Cro-atia), plants named after me (Cro-cus), and even a garden game...

All Labs are good swimmers, and Monty is no exception. Give him a small lake, a stick to fetch, and he's a hooligan in heaven. ...

Being a complete gardening ignoramus, I'm amazed by how well all our flowers are doing this year. Of course I h...

Exactly 36 years ago, on the 10th May 1977, my lovely cousin Stephen was brutally murdered in his own home. A 16 year old youth (his ...

The annual 8th May Fair at my nearby town is always one of the year's big do's.  There are flower and veg' plant sale...

I was watching an old episode of Time Team yesterday, when they found the coin above. It's a Henry V gold 'Noble', an...

Ever since we built our covered terrace, it's caused us problems. The view above (from inside the terrace) looks due West, and ...