By ‘eck! That was another wet one. We are still marooned at SE HQ with the river so swollen it has created a couple of new reservoirs and I have no chance of making it across to my local village. I am a big fan of early morning walks in the dark, but even the dog has ruled against me on this, saying she’d rather stay tucked up snug and leave me on my own for my early morning sub aqua activities.
Moving on: I did manage to get to Crawley to do some more exploring and devise an interesting tree and historic building trail. We found loads of things of interest, but my top recommendation would be to wait until the trees are a little bit in leaf before you try this one.
It is always a joyful moment when Geoff Stonebanks contacts me to tell me about the reopening of some of the NGS gardens at the beginning of the year. It means we’re on the home stretch of winter.
I’ve tried to make the most of the wet weather by catching up with some interesting people. And Francesca Tambling and Kate Viner of the Madge Turner Flag Project are definitely very interesting. What a great project. I feel quite militant about it.
Appeasing my longing for cheese, and the fact that it was National Cheese Lovers’ Day this week, I’ve also got an interview with Ben Cottingham of the Traditional Cheese Dairy. So much lovely cheese to choose from, so if it carries on raining, just stay home and eat cheese.
Finally, if you’re struggling with puppy training (or, in my case, mature dog training, or lack of it), dog trainer extraordinaire, Sharon Bolt, has sage advice and great tips for you.
That’s it for now, hope to see you out and about in your flippers!
Lucy
Sussex Exclusive
