Lindie Naughton

At the weirdly early hour of 8am last Sunday, our Teashop, Bertie the Likeable, decided to call the election most sane citizens have been dreading for the past few weeks. Already, the charmless features of the men and women pandering for our vote are adorning every lamp-post in the country. Imagine the mind set of […]

“….is nobody else nauseous from the cloying stench of bought sanctity and PR gimmickry which comes off the entire celebrity-charity industry? The old Jack London line comes to mind about how throwing a bone to a dog is not charity. Sharing the bone with the dog when you are hungry is charity.” From Tom Humphries […]

From the top: Sinitta with a cowslip in front, plus a grass (Stipa tenuissima – pony’s tails) andsalvia behind.Euphorbia “Firecracker” which has self-seeded everywhere, but no matter – I love it.Fritillary (imperialis? – can’t remember)Perennial wall-flower – great plant, with Mimosa and a grass in there too; andAnenomes with Nigella foliage beginning to show (another […]