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Welcome - Editor’s Letter Dear Readers, Winter has wrapped our towns in its chilly embrace, and we’ve packed this issue with stories, inspiration, and local flavour to keep you warm. Charles Murphy reflects on our past and present, while Catherine Finch whisks us away on her stunning New Zealand tour - proof that adventure can be found near or far.

Cozy up with our hearty minestrone soup recipe, get your garden ready for the season with the Greenfinger Guide, or give your brain a workout with our puzzle pages. Across our towns, there’s plenty happening, and we’ve rounded up the best events to make your winter weekends memorable.

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Tales from Tonto: A Kiwi Roadtrip I write this today from New Zealand, touring North Island in a borrowed Motorhome called Tonto!

New Zealand is a country of rolling hills, mountains, turquoise rivers and beautiful quiet beaches. The roads are wide and empty, so driving is a joy and most towns have plenty of free parking to encourage visitors.

We can freedom camp or use campgrounds. Wherever we go, the welcome is unfailingly cheerful and when they hear an English accent they are keen to know where you are from.

‘Manchester’ we say when there are blank looks for Blackburn or Clitheroe, so the next words are, inevitably, Manchester United!

(Sorry City fans) The cities of Wellington and Auckland are more sophisticated, but most smaller towns with their individual shops have a feel that you’ve stepped back in time.

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integral part of New Zealand and community spirit is important.

The recent storms have brought tragedy to this nation. We were well out of the way when the bad weather hit but it has been a topic of conversation and we have felt the sorrow of New Zealanders.

This is a nation of readers. Every Op Shop (charity shop) has a well-organised book section. We have found bookshops in most towns and bookswaps on the campgrounds.

Knowing this to be the case we didn’t bring any reading material so we have bought and swapped along the way. Gary has powered through John Grisham, Lee Child and Mark Gimenez.

I’ve enjoyed Tracey Chevalier, Joanna Trollope and Lucinda Riley.

I searched for a local author but the best I could find was, ‘One Illumined Thread’ by the Australian author Sally ColinJames. It’s a thought-provoking

novel about three women who live in vastly different times yet face similar challenges.

Only a few days before we return Tonto to his owners. The nomadic life suits us and so does New Zealand.

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Janus Complex?

A philosopher once said if we take too much time looking back then we will never move forward.

February and March are an opportunity to do both. We have overcome Christmas, and Easter seems to be a long way ahead. Life suddenly slows down, and we can think of the promising times ahead.

Fifty three years ago, my eldest son was born, and we could hardly foretell where his path through life would take him. Yet the detritus of Christmas still lies around. ‘Treasured’ toys are left to one side and, to somewhat older members, St. Valentine’s Day looms, and suddenly the price of flowers doubles, and shop windows are festooned with Gigantic cards bearing red hearts and rhymes which would make Shakespeare turn in his grave.

Do we still send Valentine’s cards with no signature, and are people still annoyed if they do not receive one.?

Yet February has a positive side as well.

The garden begins to show signs of life, and Spring begins to show its wonderful self.

Wordsworth wandered ‘Lonely as a cloud’ through the Lake District. Mind you, the clouds in the Lakes and other

areas have brought a different feeling.

Floods in Somerset and deep snow in northern Scotland brings a different meaning to Spring. At least we are not in the difficulties in New York, where my son tells me that the temperature has remained at least six degrees below freezing and severe blizzards have made life even more difficult.

I can remember staying in the Lake District and having to travel home behind a snow plough.

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Spring cleaning rears its head, and living at home in Bolton meant that my mother enlisted the whole family in scouring the house. The front step had to shine with Red Cardinal polish before she was satisfied.

But March does have its compensations. St David’s Day and St.Patrick’s Day bring happiness to many of our readers. Shamrock was delivered to the Murphy household, and daffodils were seen in many windows. But the most important event is ‘Mother’s Day’, If you can imagine a family as a house, Mother is the mortar which holds everything

together. When my late wife passed away, and the children resumed studies and careers away from home, the cold and the loneliness soon gathered pace. Mums are the very heartbeat of the family, and we must always ensure that we care for them in the best way possible.

As the year progresses we learn that time does not stand still. Unlike King Canute, there is little point in trying to stem the tide. Recently, my wife and her friend attended a meal for the elderly in a local church hall and, to their delight, children from the Primary School next door joined them, bringing their own health and vitality.

In sharp contrast, the widow of a dear friend of mine spends her days in a nursing home, as her illness requires care at all hours of the day and night.

Easter is just around the corner and my wife will celebrate her birthday in a few days. If any of our readers can suggest a present, please let me know, as she has already stated that she does not want any Jewellery or flowers. Perhaps I will simply take her shopping and tell her to buy something. I think it is a wise course of action or the work of a coward. Never mind, we can always eat more Easter Eggs - if the grandchildren leave any.

Charles

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Happy New Year! The gardening calendar is upon us! As we know, no two years are ever the same so February is a wonderful time to plan your garden for the summer, and make your patch ideal for how you live!

Maybe a new garden extension, new greenhouse or summerhouse and relocation of plants or new varieties.

Settle in your comfy chair and design as you wish! At present with the cold snap and prolonged rain, the physical jobs are limited. However, as we move towards the end of February when the sun is shining and we are wrapped up, the grasses can be cut back. Clear any dead foliage from the hellebores, mine have been a delight, so cheery on a winter’s day! Also, mulching the soil with compost and manure in readiness for the Spring and cleaning our tools and pots are all jobs we can pursue!

As we arrive in March, the days are starting to lengthen and the soil is starting to warm. The frequent sunny days, hopefully, remind us that Spring is just around the corner. I’m always so excited to see the wonderful colour of the spring bulbs, first ones generally being the snowdrops in February.

Our gardening days by then are well and truly upon us. So, adorned with wellies, tools and gloves, let’s tackle the tasks.

1. The big Spring Clean Up! Have a good tidy up after the winter.

2. Clean and top dress the containers with fresh compost.

3. I always enjoy potting up spring hanging baskets and pots using a selection of primroses, polyanthus, tete -a – tete, muscari, ferns and miniature tulips.

4. Trim the winter jasmine, clematis hydrangeas, winter jasmine, mahonia, buddleia, winter flowering heathers and evergreen shrubs.

5. Finish pruning the roses early in March, both climber and bush varieties, then feed.

6. Tidy up alpines, mulch with grit.

7. Uplift any woody shrubs and plant

with new. Refresh stones, pebbles, for a clean new start and apply plant supporters in readiness for summer growth.

8. Keep on top of the weeding, hoe to keep them under control but always beware of large clumps of undergrowth where small animals may be hibernating.

9. As the grass will be waking up, give the lawn its first cut on a suitable, dry day, also scarifying.

10. Don’t forget as the soil warms, protect the new spring shoots on the hostas, lupins and delphiniums from the hungry slugs. For wildlife friendly preparations, use organic slug repellants, try beer traps, a circle of sharp grit or broken egg shells work well. Also, copper rings around tubs are effective.

11. Plant summer flowering bulbs – dahlias, iris, begonias, perhaps try a selection of lilies, rule of thumb is three bulbs in a good sized pot.

12. Sow seeds of all your favourite annual bedding plants. Otherwise, think of buying plug plants and seedlings from your local supplier to grow on.

Lastly, as always, don’t forget our wildlife friends. Keep the bird food refreshed, they love the suet and seeds, all wonderfully nutritious. Fat balls also, are always a winner to peck on, along with fresh water to keep them hydrated. Visiting hedgehogs will also be very grateful of hedgehog food and a house to protect them.

I’m also aiming on putting up a few nesting boxes. Happy Gardening Days!

Here are a few pointers, preparation is the key so the more that is done, the more time for relaxation to enjoy the explosion of summer colour...

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