by Juliet Batten | 30, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the northern hemisphere, you are on the threshold of Halloween, and on the east coast of America, you are being lashed with fierce storms. Here it is Beltane, the season of peak green, the spring festival. The sun is shining and the leaves are frothing from... by Juliet Batten | 30, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the northern hemisphere, you are on the threshold of Halloween, and on the east coast of America, you are being lashed with fierce storms. Here it is Beltane, the season of peak green, the spring festival. The sun is shining and the leaves are frothing from... 
by Juliet Batten | 27, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
I got them in just in time. Six bean plants for the coming summer. and just for fun I popped nasturtium flowers on the ground between them, not exactly companion planting perhaps, more like companionable planting, to cheer up the beans. Because the weather was... by Juliet Batten | 27, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
I got them in just in time. Six bean plants for the coming summer. and just for fun I popped nasturtium flowers on the ground between them, not exactly companion planting perhaps, more like companionable planting, to cheer up the beans. Because the weather was... 
by Juliet Batten | 24, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
The waders were enjoying the golden day too but then, all together, they decided something Yes, it’s time to go. Come on, there’s a change in the air, and we’ve got to get backQuickly now, let’s go.They were right, and in... by Juliet Batten | 24, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
The waders were enjoying the golden day too but then, all together, they decided something Yes, it’s time to go. Come on, there’s a change in the air, and we’ve got to get backQuickly now, let’s go.They were right, and in... 
by Juliet Batten | 23, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m back at last, and I’ve missed you all. After two weeks of I.T. challenges, including the loss of all my photos, I am (almost back on track). A couple of hours ago my photos were restored (however now I can’t send emails!) But enough of... by Juliet Batten | 23, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m back at last, and I’ve missed you all. After two weeks of I.T. challenges, including the loss of all my photos, I am (almost back on track). A couple of hours ago my photos were restored (however now I can’t send emails!) But enough of... 
by Juliet Batten | 11, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
The ocean is waiting.I’m off to the coast tomorrow, to watch the waves, breathe the fresh air, and let go of trying to do the impossible.My computer is going to hospital over the weekend, for a transplant that will end up making it just like new (so I’m... by Juliet Batten | 11, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
The ocean is waiting.I’m off to the coast tomorrow, to watch the waves, breathe the fresh air, and let go of trying to do the impossible.My computer is going to hospital over the weekend, for a transplant that will end up making it just like new (so I’m... 
by Juliet Batten | 9, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
I promised myself I would resist blogging this week. I need to focus, I said, on the task of processing the editorial changes for my new book. This is a complex stage of book production, and I wanted to make good progress on it.But hidden among the leaves, great... by Juliet Batten | 9, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
I promised myself I would resist blogging this week. I need to focus, I said, on the task of processing the editorial changes for my new book. This is a complex stage of book production, and I wanted to make good progress on it.But hidden among the leaves, great... 
by Juliet Batten | 6, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s spring and I have my finery on. Don’t I look gorgeous? My friend is still shedding a bit of winter bad-hair, but I still think she looks a treat. And we want to play! But the weather teases us, with a flash of sun, followed by cloud, wind... by Juliet Batten | 6, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s spring and I have my finery on. Don’t I look gorgeous? My friend is still shedding a bit of winter bad-hair, but I still think she looks a treat. And we want to play! But the weather teases us, with a flash of sun, followed by cloud, wind... 
by Juliet Batten | 3, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve been lost for days, among leaves of a certain kind, leafing through four previous books and comparing the words with those on screen. Attending to the weighty task of Digital Conversion (which means turning printed books to e-books), and feeling the pinch,... by Juliet Batten | 3, Oct, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve been lost for days, among leaves of a certain kind, leafing through four previous books and comparing the words with those on screen. Attending to the weighty task of Digital Conversion (which means turning printed books to e-books), and feeling the pinch,... 