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Roz Cawley

Newbury, Berkshire

Anglo-Welsh countrywoman with a heart and a brain - both fully functional!

Interests: Old houses, Old books, Good food, Gardening, M.A. in Death Studies, Counsellor specialising in Bereavement and loss, facilitator of therapeutic writing courses.

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New Year's Eve 2020 - a Wander in the Winter Gardens

A relaxing (I hope!) ten minutes in the Winter Gardens of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum. This has been a bit of a year, hasn't it? Wishing you all a much happier 2021! Continue reading

Posted Dec 31, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Strange Sort of Solstice

It's a strange year right to the end. Here are some thoughts on these particular 2020 Solstice days - and (as always!) a look around the garden as She rests and the year turns. Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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Treasure Hunting - and Back Home again!

A little outing to one of my favourite places - and what I brought home with me! Continue reading

Posted Dec 14, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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It's a dank and foggy November day here - so I kept myself warm by turning the compost heap! Hard work now gives a rich food for the garden in just a few months, with the added bonus that nothing... Continue reading

Posted Nov 29, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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Late November in and Around the Cottage

A little tour around, inside and outside Autumn Cottage as the weather closes in. Continue reading

Posted Nov 24, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Strange Samhain

Well - here we are again, on the threshold of Samhain 2020, and it's so different to any marking of the end of the Celtic/Pagan festival year than I have experienced before. It's normally a time of peaceful reflection, when... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Blessing Arrived at my Door Today

I thought the crunching of the gravel on the drive early this morning heralded an early delivery of a book that I had ordered…but when I looked, there was no parcel – but an envelope. Hmm – hand delivered? -... Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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Golden Days before the Winter Dark

We have recently been blessed with some of those glorious, golden autumn days that often occur around this time of the year - days when everything seems to stand still, when not a leaf moves or a bird flies by;... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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I haven't Gone Away!

Just a week since I wrote my last ‘Month in the Country’ post and it has seemed strange everyday since to not be writing every day; but I enjoyed getting back into the blogging habit again, so hopefully you'll enjoy... Continue reading

Posted Sep 8, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 31 - Tomorrow, I Will Plant Snowdrops!

Three weeks ago, we were wilting in temperatures of 34C here in North Hampshire – tonight, I have a thick wool poncho cosily wrapped around my shoulders, and just for the evening, the central heating has been clicked on. The... Continue reading

Posted Aug 31, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 30 - Plus ca Change...

Look - the golden stone of the 14th century church Of Saint Andrew in the village of Great Rollright in Oxfordshire, England. The mediaeval tower & church porch with its jolly carved face corbels gazing down outside, upon those who... Continue reading

Posted Aug 30, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 29 - Earth-y Delights

Human fingers made this pot - isn't that wondrous? Primary school - South Wales – the 1950’s; every Friday afternoon was ‘clay time’ and since then, from the age of five years old, I have loved to get my hands... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 28 - Late Flowering Beauty

This is a hardy Hibiscus that I planted three years ago; It has never flowered until now, but this year it has put out these beautiful blooms. It is a late flowering beauty - both in the length of time... Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 27 - It's That Gratitude Thing Again

The grape vine being drowned on the patio The summer is most definitely leaving us; although we had sunshine this morning, by this afternoon we have had another torrential downpour and a thunderstorm. The leaves are starting to turn and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 26 - Pure Distraction!

Modern Church adornment in Bucharest - a resurgent orthodoxy! The 'Three Living and the Three Dead' in the 12th century Church of St St Peter, Hurstbourne Tarrant, near me - the mural whitewashed - and thus preserved - after the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 26, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 25 - Comfort Food

We are feeling the full force of storm Francis here today – very, very high winds which are rocking the still fully leaved trees back and forth , interspersed with heavy downpours which are actually leaking through the roof (but... Continue reading

Posted Aug 25, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 24 - Four Things I learned from a Dragonfly

Beautiful things sometimes flit in and out of our lives, don't they ? Today this flew into mine. I had been pruning shrubbery in the garden and walked in for five minutes rest and recovery on the sofa - but... Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 23 - Transports of Delight

There's a fixture that many of us in the UK have on a Sunday night - a distinctive theme tune and a predictable content, but for those of us who love the Antiques Roadshow, the evening would not be the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 23, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 22 - A Stroll into Autumn - Thinking of Spring!

The approach of autumn is very evident now here at Autumn Cottage. After the very first signs a month ago - the very first leaves turning and falling, the very first misty morning - the season is now clearly upon... Continue reading

Posted Aug 22, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 21 - Pillows, Pills & Gratitude

I had it all planned – I was going to take you somewhere interesting today – a little look around the bits of Highclere that you may not know (there is more to us than a Castle!). But a combination... Continue reading

Posted Aug 21, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 20 - A Haiku a Day

A week or two ago, I suggested that if you were short of time but wanted to capture the essence of a day, to try using your phone as a notebook, capturing images that distilled your activities, which you could... Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 19 - Come, Gather Round my Table

Christmas at Autumn Cottage Food and drink are much more than fuel for the body, aren’t they? They’re food for the soul as well. We had supper with our son and his wife last night; we gathered around their table,... Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 18 - Getting Back to Normal?

Just a little report today on what has seemed like a big adventure, but was in fact something which in the normal course of days before the world changed, was an ultra ordinary thing for me to do. I am... Continue reading

Posted Aug 18, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 17 - Healing Arts and Inspirations

Anyone who knows me knows that I have had an interest in helping people to heal – whether from trauma, addiction, and particularly from loss and grief - all issues which can manifest themselves in a troubled mind and sometimes... Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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A Month in the Country 16 - On the Shelf at Autumn Cottage!

This is where I nod off to sleep each night – a corner of the little haven of my bedroom. (See the laptop at the side of my bed? That’s where I’m writing this blog post, right now) But because... Continue reading

Posted Aug 16, 2020 at Autumn Cottage Diarist

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