by Juliet Batten | 16, Sep, 2022 | Seasons Newsletter
Did you notice the elaborate protocols set in place for the ten days following the death of Queen Elizabeth? Every step has been prescribed, within an hour of her death, from the different locations for her body to lie in state, to precise timing, and... 
by Juliet Batten | 23, Jul, 2020 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
You are walking along, head down, in that way of winter, trying to keep warm and dry as the rain falls. Your thoughts are dismal like the day. Then suddenly you spot a flash of colour on the path. You pick up two pink scooped petals. They look... 
by Juliet Batten | 9, Apr, 2019 | Seasons Newsletter
The leaves were ankle-deep on Alfred Street. I scuffed through them, enjoying their crackle, while stopping to pick up handfuls to throw in the air. There I was in my red stockings and brown duffel coat, approaching the man whose job it was to rake up... 
by Juliet Batten | 21, Sep, 2017 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
I walked into a wind that was so strong it took all my strength to go forward. To my left, the sea was whipping up white horses. When I finally turned, it was a relief to feel the hand of the wind in the small of my back, helping me home. A black cloud...