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Dear friends, The picture today is of a makeshift showerhead in the riad in Marrakesh. Many fixtures and fittings in Morocco are in copper or bronze as that is more readily available and cheap to work with. It results in…

Dear friends, We’re leaving Morocco today and although we’re happy to be heading home, we leave a magical country. We were met with outstanding hospitality by two young men who shared their frugal lunch with us. There is also however…

Dear friends, Greetings from the Sahara, where currently it is bucketting down with rain. I’m hoping this means we will see lots of flowers later as the plants will grab this opportunity to show off. Unfortunately, in the preparation for…

Dear friends, I hope this finds you all well. Dik and I have arrived in Marrakesh this afternoon and it is magical.The call to prayer was around 4pm and it is a profound reminder. I know I could do with…

Dear friends, This week, when out and about, I heard birds of prey calling. Looking up I saw this pair of courting red kites. What a great come-back these birds have made with numbers going up steadily. The same goes…

Dear friends, Today’s picture was taken after one of the recent deluges. The blocked drain is beautifully covered by a large puddle which mirrors the oak trees above. It reminded me that you do not always see what is beneath…

Dear friends, This joyful scattering of crocuses makes me smile every spring. Our garden is a bit of a mess and needs sorting out but this lot will stay, no matter what! Please remember to go to the next Lent…

Dear friends, For the first time in many years I feel I haven’t wasted January. Previously the dark days of deep winter seemed just long and dreary and the hours were there to get through somehow until better times arrived.…

Dear friends, When we moved to Capel, more than 20 years ago, we found a small bay sapling growing on a large stone next to the pond. We didn’t think it would come to much due to its ill-chosen position…