Although September is one of my favourite months of the year, nonetheless it always holds for me a feeling
of slight melancholy. The summer, long and eagerly anticipated, seems to have passed in the blink of an
eye, and now the leaves are beginning to turn and the days are shortening rapidly as we hurtle towards
autumn, the cooler months - and of course Christmas! And at that thought I very quickly cheer up again!!
I love the richness of the colours around me in September’s countryside, ochres and russets, crimsons,
golds and purples begin to appear, whilst the swallows are flocking overhead and I begin to hear the wild
geese calling from the lake on the other side of our village. This sense of richness and bounty is, I hope,
reflected in the pages of this month’s issue, where you’ll discover flowers and pheasants, candles, crochet
and plenty more besides
