Tag Archives: English Garden

Spring Forward

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

Hello again dear friends! Cobwebs linger in the corners of the Summerhouse, my short, more frequent posts haven’t materialised – yet – but spring has sprung, I am writing and my daffodils are blooming ~ A getaway to the countryside … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Publication, Cats, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged Book Publication, cats, English Garden, English Spring Countryside, Howard's House Hotel, Lady By The River, Mother's Day, Narcissus Daffodils, Perseverance, UFO's, Weekly Photo Challenge, writing | 175 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

From across the Shining Sea, I wish my dear American family and friends a Peaceful and Happy Thanksgiving.

Posted in Nature & Wildlife, Thanksgiving | Tagged America, English Garden, Peace, Thanksgiving | 31 Comments

An Early Spring Blog Hop

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Spring is a little slower to arrive than this time last year, but that is no bad thing for all those creatures who need a while longer to hibernate. Here, in Somerset, daffodils have already appeared and what a joy … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Garden Snippets, Memoir | Tagged Americans, Blog Hops, English Garden, Memoir, Narcissus Daffodils, Photos of Daffodils, Spring, Tete-A-Tetes, Work in Progress Blog Tour Stop, writing | 93 Comments

New Laptop: New Beginning: New Photo Challenge

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Is blogging time stretched out differently to ‘normal’ time? I ask this because I feel as if I’ve been away for weeks even though it’s been, well, several days at least. As some of you know, I have had laptop … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Garden Snippets, Writing | Tagged Bench Series, Blogging, cats, Computers, Email, English Garden, Family Life, Garden Robin, Laptops, Microsoft, Technology, writing | 127 Comments

September Rose

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

September it is then. Time for picking ripe blackberries from the burgeoning hedgerows to be stewed, sweetened and then baked into golden-crusted pies. Topped off of course with lashings of steaming hot custard. But before that, and autumn arrives in … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Snippets, Nature & Wildlife, Photos | Tagged Bees, Butterflies, English Garden, Flowers, Humor, Nature & Wildlife, Photos of English Gardens, Roses, September, Summer, thank you | 80 Comments

Into The Fray Of My English Garden

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

What does the word ‘fray’ mean to you? This is the question we are asked by John for the Weekly Photo Challenge. When I think of the word fray I tend to think of an actual fray, as in ‘going … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Snippets, Nature & Wildlife, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Beauty, Deer, English Garden, Fray, Garden Snippets, Gardens, Nature & Wildlife, postaday, Roses, Snails & Slugs, The Fray, Weekly Photo Challenge | 71 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Work Of Art Is An Abalone Shell

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

The theme for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Work of Art’. Michelle defines it this way: “Art” isn’t just paintings and sculptures, it can be anything in which we find beauty and meaning — even food. Show us a … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Snippets, My California, Nature & Wildlife, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Abalone, Art, California, Creation, English Garden, God, Nature & Wildlife, postaday, Roses, Sea Otters, Weekly Photo Challenge | 68 Comments

Spring Is Sprung & My Hummingbird Tale

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Spring is sprung The grass is rizz… I wonder where the birdies is? Every spring time I think of this little poem; it takes me right back to when I was nineteen and working at the Post Office in a … Continue reading →