I wasn’t going to buy another Orchid just yet…! …and believe me I had been tempted with all the amazing ones out at the moment showing off their blooms!! However, we were in Wilkinsons the other day and amongst their ‘reduced to clear’ items were … Continue readingBig Ben – The Rescue Orchid!
Things continue to happen in Orchid world! I said in my June post that I was considering whether I needed to repot the orchids as a number of aerial roots had appeared. I wrote to Hannah who has an amazing orchid blog and asked for her … Continue readingOrchid Growth – July 2017
There’s been a massive amount of growth in the orchids since my last post! We came home from holiday to find some major developments both in Sandra and Julie! In Sandra, which you may remember was the ‘weaker’ of the two orchids, I’d been delighted … Continue readingOrchid Growth – June 2017
It’s all happening! With a huge sign of relief ‘Sandra’ has a new leaf! No-one was as relieved as me when, during one of my daily inspections of the ‘girls’, I saw a tiny leaf bud forming, I had been a bit worried about ‘Sandra’! … Continue readingOrchid Growth – May 2017
Some updated progress pictures of the Orchids. ‘Julie’ continues to grow her new leaf – quite rapidly as well as you can see! One of the underneath leaves is dying which I believe is a natural process in the growth phase. ‘Sandra’ is still in … Continue readingOrchid Growth – April 2017
We recently visited the Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool to see the ‘Beyond Dredd & Watchmen – The Art of John Higgins’ exhibition. This is the first major retrospective of the work of Liverpool-born artist John Higgins, who found global success as a comic … Continue readingThe Art of John Higgins
Apparently, orchids are now the most commonly bought houseplant in the UK. I’ve never been a massive fan of houseplants but last year we succumbed to the charms of the orchid and bought two mini specimens, both in full bloom, from B&Q. So why the … Continue readingOrchid Growth – March 2017
People who have got to know me in recent years are really surprised when I tell them that I have a stutter. Although my speech is fairly fluent these days I use any and every opportunity to talk openly about my stutter and acknowledge that … Continue readingStutterbug
After reckoning on braving the grey weather to pop over to Wallasey Beach Mini Golf we were gutted to find that we’d wasted our £1.70 tunnel fee as the place wasn’t open. So to make the most of it (and not feel that we had … Continue readingNew Brighton – The Non-Golf Day!
Not been to a Gig for a while so when Dave W asked us a long we jumped at the chance. Venue was very cosy and intimate and it was so easy to get up close to get some shots with my unobtrusive Canon G9. … Continue readingLunacorona – Play at McGuire’s