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We’ve been using Zero Couriers to deliver some of our bouquets for a few years now. Their bikes are custom built, with a large container on the back that looks like an old fashioned pram hood. Delivery costs can be kept to a minimum – no parking tickets, no congestion charge, no fuel charge and better [...]

Rolo is the youngest member of our family. We got him when he was eight weeks old – a beautiful little chocolate roan. He is now three years old, and is like a cuddly teddy bear. Monty washes his face for him every morning, & keeps him in line. He loves his food and [...]

It seems like only a few years ago when we found the beautful little shop empty on Sicilian Avenue. It was 1985, and I was back in my old stomping ground from my days as a student at UCL. There used to be a tie &  herald shop in the Avenue, & the guys in my [...]

 This is my beautiful Monty. Eight years ago, someone asked us if we knew anyone who wanted a dog. We took him home with us,  three and a half years old, & apparently, too naughty to stay in his first home. We waited for the naughtiness with bated breath – but nothing. He is a very [...]

Apparently, Valentines Day dates back to 496AD, and  St Valentine  remains in the  Catholic list of  Roman martyrology. He was a priest & a martyr, & it appears that he married Christian couples, which was a dangerous thing to do at the time. There must have been an amazing story behind this – I would [...]

   It’s always interesting to see whether or not it will be a red rose Valentine’s Day . Some years people go for mixed bouquets rather than the traditional dozen red roses. Roses are obviously not in their natural season in February, but the beautiful “Grand Prix” roses from Holland are absolutely stunning.

There are lots [...]

I really felt spring is in the air this morning. The days are definitely getting longer, the birds sound more chirpy, and there’s lots of green. There are huge buds on the old magnolia tree, just waiting to burst. It reminds me of the Karin Boye poem – ” Yes, of [...]

I  saw my first cluster of snowdrops  in the churchyard yesterday, while walking the dogs. Absolutley beautiful! They look so tiny & fragile that you wonder how they can cope with the snowy weather. There are also clusters of strong stems with buds of daffodils, all in amongst the brilliant green cushions of moss. I’ll [...]