Tag Archives: Blogging

A (mostly) rainy day

Posted on December 3, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

On the whole I’m not a great fan of being out in the rain, though of course as a gardener I welcome it wholeheartedly. But at some level I’m still the schoolchild who always enjoyed ‘indoor play’, often more than … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 100

Posted on July 1, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

So.  Here we are, on the 100th day of this series.  What a timespan; what an extraordinary experience to look back on.  Though I fear it may not feel quite so extraordinary when looked back on from a more distant … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 95

Posted on June 26, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Today was the first time since lockdown we visited one of our very favourite gardens – Heale Garden.  The weather was hot but there were enough shady places to sit in the garden to make it feel just perfect.  As … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 53

Posted on May 14, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Today I had two lovely messages from blog readers – one a lovely email from someone I’ve only met once but definitely regard as a friend.  I am so grateful to them – messages like that are like gold dust … Continue reading →

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Not running the Bath Half Marathon (and raising money for Bath City Farm)

Posted on January 23, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

To anyone who knows me this will not be news.  I haven’t run for over a year now, and all my good intentions have so far come to naught.  It’s many years since I last ran a half marathon, and … Continue reading →

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One year on: thank you!

Posted on December 30, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

I’ve just realised that today is the first anniversary of when I first began blogging.  Yes, I set up my blog several months before that, but I did only manage to write the one post.  Clearly I wasn’t ready for … Continue reading →

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Seeing differently: my first century

Posted on August 25, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

It’s quite a few (6? 7?) years since I first became aware of and began reading blogs, via a chance find of a copy of Jane Brocket’s lovely book ‘The Gentle Art of Domesticity’ one day in a Bath shop. … Continue reading →

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Mind The Gap

Posted on December 30, 2014 by deborah @ the magic jug

It does seem to have been a rather long one doesn’t it.  Though by comparison with the gestation period for the blog itself perhaps not so long. In this my 60th year I plan to do all sorts of things … Continue reading →

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