Hannah’s Instagram
Hannah’s Current Reading
Data from Goodreads
Category Archives: Family and friends
Bennett’s Cross
On Dartmoor there is a crooked stone cross beside the road between Moretonhampstead and Postbridge. Folklore has it that the cross was erected as a boundary marker by a tin miner named William Bennett in the 16th century. Looking out across … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Making changes, Wildlife
Tagged "This too shall pass", 16th century, Birch Tor, common lizard, Dartmoor, devon, dragonflies, family, fishing net, folklore, granite, history, minnows, Moretonhampstead, open cast mining, paddling, perspective, picnic, Postbridge, Redwater Brook, ruins, southwest, spoil heaps, stannery, stream, tin mining, tinner, tomatoes, Vitifier Tin Mine, walk, William Bennett
2 Comments
Rain
This is a photo from half term. I sat on the beach in the sunshine while the children pottered about in the shallows. No one needed a wee or a snack, no one was having a meltdown, no one was … Continue reading
Half term
The word ‘half term’ has lost a bit of its significance during lockdown. I mean, is it half term? Are we sure? Is it still May? And what day of the week is it anyway? But no, it’s definitely half … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged blue tits, buttercups, childcare, children, countryside, COVID-19, devon, grandparents, half term, holiday clubs, keyworker children, keyworkers, meadow, parenting, phased return, pod, schools, swifts, uniforms
Comments Off on Half term
VE Day
On VE day most people down our street got out their deckchairs and sat outside their front doors. There was bunting strewn between houses, and we toasted each other with tea and scones. The kids rode up and down the … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged anniversy, bicycles, Bulgarian, bunting, chatting, Covid, cream tea, family, front door, Germany, Israeli, japan, kids, london, Morris dancing, neighbours, nursing, old photographs, parade, POW, remembering, Royal Air Force, scones, street, tea, VE day, WAAF, World War 2, WW2
Comments Off on VE Day
Buttercup strength
I had a bit of a slump in spirits last week. Nothing had particularly changed, and perhaps that was the problem. There’s only so long you can go on gritting your teeth. Things remained intense, challenging, hot, and confined. And … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged buttercups, children, courage, COVID-19, dispirited, hugs, kisses, leaves, lockdown restrictions, mum, parenting, slump, son
Comments Off on Buttercup strength
A bright pebble
I found this pebble hidden on the path outside one of my visits this week. The neighbour’s front window was open a small crack. Inside the house, children’s heads bobbed around the windowsill, trying to hide, but desperate to see. … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged children, community, COVID-19, daffodil, daffodil pebble, district nurse, family, home schooling, home visits, keyworker, nurse, painted pebble, smile pebble
Comments Off on A bright pebble
Virtual garden visits
First of all, apologies to those of you who tried to leave a comment here over the last week or so. I think the problem is resolved, fingers crossed! My lovely friend helps me with the mechanics of this blog … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged alan titchmarsh, albrighton rambler, allotment, broad beans, charities, creeping phlox, district nurses, flowers, fundraising, garden inspiration, gardening, gardens, green patch, hospice, marigolds, Nation Gardens Scheme, NGS, nursing, rose, scent, sweet peas, virtual gardens, warm evenings
Comments Off on Virtual garden visits
Dawn chorus
I woke up in the early hours of Easter Sunday morning. The air was filled with the sound of the dawn chorus. I haven’t heard a dawn chorus like that since we lived in the Borders. The seagulls tried to … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged community nursing, COVID-19, dawn chorus, district nurse, easter, Easter Sunday, estuary view, poorly child, PPE, seagulls, spring
Comments Off on Dawn chorus
In the midst…
I nearly stood on a peacock butterfly as I left a patient’s house this week. It was sunning itself on the front doorstep. The absence of car fumes and aeroplane pollution has made the night sky crystal clear, even in … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged COVID-19, daily exercise, devon, exeter, ford, green circle, green space, night sky, paddling, peacock butterfly, pollution, skimming stones, stitchwort, stream, wild garlic
Comments Off on In the midst…
Odd times
Well, these are odd times indeed, aren’t they? I have had my nursing hat on over the last three days, operating under a cloud of contingency planning and training, while running around to make up for the absence of self-isolating … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged author event, birthday tea, childcare, children, community nurse, contingency planning, Corona Virus, COVID-19, dystopia, frontline staff, local businesses, NHS, NHS staff, nurse, planning, quarantine, restaurant, seeds, self-isolating, sweet peas, tomato seeds, windowsill
Comments Off on Odd times
