Join us for our surf lesson at Adventure Parc Snowdonia! Previously known as Surf Snowdonia this is a great place for picking up loads of tips and tricks for future surf expeditions. Really nice staff and great facilities. Lots more to come from this destination … Continue readingOur Surf Lesson – Adventure Parc Snowdonia
Its been a long time since my last update on the orchids!! There have been a few changes and some new additions which I can share with you in this post. I’ll get the sad news out of the way first and inform you that … Continue readingOrchid Growth – Blooming 2019
What to do on a really bitterly cold day at the start of March…? Well, being blessed, we have in Liverpool a host of wonderful galleries so I decided to visit 3 of them in 3 hours. Two are in the Albert Dock complex, the … Continue reading3 hours 3 Galleries – Liverpool
So, we are nearly at the end of January so that means it’s time to give y’all an update on growth in my orchids!! Exciting!! …and it is pretty bloody exciting (for me anyway) given that I have loads of flower buds on most of … Continue readingOrchid Growth – Buds galore in January 2018!
It’s suddenly December and time to give you an update on the progress of the Orchids! All of the plants are doing well and I am pleased to report that I have 3 flower spikes! So, first to Big Ben… His flower spike is now … Continue readingOrchid Growth – Festive December Edition!
Not really following the format of Desert Island Disks, more inheritance tracks, I wanted to share with you some music that has been either poignant to me, put me in another place or that I have simply really liked.. It is by no means a … Continue readingDesert Island Disks – My version
I said in my August post that I was anticipating being able to photograph a flower spike. I have, but not from the orchid I thought!! A lot has happened in ‘Orchid world’ during the last couple of months which I have failed to capture … Continue readingOrchid Growth – September to November 2017
Better late than never with this monthly update on orchid growth! Of course, there are now four orchids to update you on! As well as Julie and Sandra there are two newcomers which you may of seen my previous posts about. The new ones are … Continue readingOrchid Growth – August 2017
As we like orchids so much we thought it a good excuse to showcase some more photos we took in 2014 whilst in the National Orchid Garden of the Singapore Botanical Gardens. Previous photos from 2014 that set us off on the appreciation of all … Continue readingNational Orchid Garden – Singapore Botanical Gardens
It was a BIG mistake to return to Wilkinsons so soon after picking up our first ‘rescue’ orchid! …but we found ourselves back in the shop with the tempting proposition of yet another orchid in distress, this time at the further cut-down price of 50p! We … Continue readingAnother Rescue Orchid – Un-Named!