jane davis

@casi_dylan @thereaderorg Thanks Casi, moving too, to remember those early days and all your brilliant work for the Reader cause.

So moved by this discussion of The Prelude in @thereaderorg's latest podcast: what it's meant for a shared reading group to devote time to the poem & one another. A deep dive too into the early days of the organisation. Thanks for sharing @readerjanedavis thereaderorg.podbean.com

I wrote about gardening at @thereaderorg garden at Calderstones open.substack.com/pub/goodintheg…

Gardening courses by two fine teachers at Calderstones Gardening for Everyone : tickets.thereader.org.uk/sales/genres/n… Workshop: Secret of Seeds: tickets.thereader.org.uk/sales/genres/n… Workshop: Discovering Trees: tickets.thereader.org.uk/sales/genres/n… Recommended!

Never read Paradise Lost ? Listen to my reading and talking about it here. Episode 18 A Bad Family Dynamic? open.substack.com/pub/readerjane…

I’m biased &involved but wow! Really moving episode of @thereaderorg podcast on the zoom Wordsworth Shared Reading group. Thank you @Macs_Books podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

@philwatson184 good luck in this change of life, Phil. Seems a very good idea!

I’m leaving teaching this week after 27 years to pursue my work with fostering and adoption. These are just a few of the novelty teacher ties I intend to give away to pupils #leavingteaching #education

I've written about small plants for small places over at open.substack.com/pub/goodintheg…

Today planting ultra-late leeks, digging out another barrow of wellrotted, setting out little garden plantlets to grow on & spent time under here too, reading books from 60s and 70s that were about organic & sustainable growing. Asking - why did it take me so long to catch up?

Beautiful morning in Front Garden and hard to choose best in show…maybe this cour combo? #goodinthegarden

@philwatson184 what a lovely thing to read, Phil.

Foster kid arrives Friday afternoon. Birth son takes foster kid for his first day at new school Monday morning. Tomorrow, that foster kid, now a full son and heir, will complete his final day at Secondary School. So proud of them both. #foster #adopt

Blackbird for ‘I found this Ameliancher bush & its got berries on & I’m not shifting til they are ready.’ Sound on.

Rosa Albertine flowers but once - through June - but I’m appreciating its scented moment this morning #goodinthegarden

Reading all of Paradise Lost, tiny bit by tiny bit! @thereaderorg

Some lovely blue tones in #goodinthegarden tonight

Last year this flamboyant poppy, Beauty of Livermere, was abuzz with intoxicated bees rolling in the purple pollen but this year not a one… not so #goodinthegarden

Update: Dr J’s operation has gone well and the extra support seems to be appreciated.

Dr Jamain has had an operation to address his frail legs problem. There will be an update tomorrow. #goodinthegarden

New Policy: R.Albertine will be planted wherever there’s a shrub or vertical. Bees adore him and scents of sherbert, summer and vanilla sugar are heady & uplifting. #goodinthegarden