by Juliet Batten | 12, May, 2020 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
Every season takes us across a threshold, where we leave behind what we have known and shift into something new. In this time of the pandemic, other thresholds present themselves as well. Today, on the edge of winter and the storytelling season, I have a story for... by Juliet Batten | 24, Apr, 2020 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
The wooden bin in the Department Store was full of rag dolls, each one the size of a small child. The dolls had smiling faces, woollen hair that could be plaited or teased apart, and limbs that could be easily arranged. I smiled too as I picked one up... by Juliet Batten | 26, Mar, 2020 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
Two weeks ago I was striding along a coastal walkway, looking out over a sparkling sea, feeling free and expansive. I had just planted autumn kale and spinach in my bach garden and had the soil ready for the next stage of broad beans and carrots. Two...