Monthly Archives: August 2023

I’m a Picket Man

In a throwback to the sixties and seventies we have been hearing a lot about pickets recently in the Midlife Garden.  Initially, it was the striking kind, bringing memories of the bad old days of industrial action, when donkey-jacketed men … Continue reading

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Taking Back Control

Like Post-Brexit Britain, the Midlife Garden tries to be a tolerant, outward-facing place to which we welcome all-comers. Robins, wrens and blackbirds have nested in various parts of the garden this summer and any number of moths and butterflies, dragonflies … Continue reading

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