We can all do with a lift at the moment and March is just the month that can lift the spirits. Yes, your eyes aren’t deceiving you – the days are getting longer and once the clocks change, we know
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Articles in Category : Home & Garden
Health & Happiness in the Garden
Therapeutic Gardening with Sophie Lacey Good Thymes Gardening
Interacting with nature has been considered a mental health intervention for quite some time, even being able to see nature from a hospital window has been recognised to improve mood, physical response to medication and recovery time in patients. In
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Dig it…
with Fulke Andel
GARDENING ADVICE FOR THE NEW (AND NOT SO NEW) GARDENER This time last year I, like most people, had no idea what was ahead of us. Not knowing about the future constraints meant I was ill prepared regarding supplies of
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Dewkes of Mumbles – A new independent family run pet store
OPEN NOW for business
Dewkes of Mumbles is run by James Bygate, his wife Jane and their manager Sally. They are not only passionate about animals, but also have a wealth of knowledge and a professional net-work to support you and your pet. James’
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W. Davies Ironmongers Sketty
W. Davies Paints OPEN NOW
There can’t be many people that haven’t popped into the ironmongers and hardware shop in Eversley Road at some time. During the lock-down last year, there seemed to be a socially distanced queue outside, every time I passed. It’s a
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December & January – Gardening advice for the new (and not so new) gardener
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I’m not one to wish my life away, but I have to say that I’ll be glad to see the back of this year. I suspect that I’m not alone in this, but it has been a truly difficult year
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What is Tiddles trying to tell you?
With Lyn Gardner - Swansea Cats Protection
With so many people having a cat (or two, or three or more!) in their lives, it is sometimes surprising how little some of us may know of cat behaviour and how best to respond, so I thought a quick
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Therapeutic Gardening
With Sophie Lacey - Good Thymes Gardening
Sophie (left) from Good Thymes Gardening joins the Bay team this month with her story of therapeutic gardening. I firmly believe in each of us we have an instinctive affinity with nature. I classed myself as a hobbyist gardener for
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What we did on our summer holidays
With Lyn Gardener - Swansea Cats Protection
Not many of us actually had a summer holiday, did we? But despite that and having to face the obvious challenges of working within COVID-19 safety restrictions, our volunteers achieved a HUGE amount during the summer. So, we’d like to
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Dig it – October
With Fulke Andel
Gardening advice for the new (and not so new) gardener Having been caught out with lack of seeds and compost earlier this year, I’ve made a concerted effort to make sure I have everything ready for next spring, just in
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The recent situation across the UK, and in the wider world, has seen people looking for ways to improve their outdoor experience at home. Whether that is by taking a staycation or improving their gardens as locations to relax and
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My role as an educational speaker
With Lyn Gardner Swansea Cats Protection
Welcome to the first of an occasional series of articles about key volunteer roles in Swansea Cats Protection. Although a small Branch, we pride ourselves on making the very best of the range of skills and resources our wonderful volunteers
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September Dig it
Gardening advice for the new (and not so new) gardener with Fulke Andel
Again, my ambitions of winning a prize at the local Garden & Produce Show were thwarted, but this time by the Covid Pandemic. That said, I haven’t had the best of years in the veg garden. Despite more attention than
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August – Gardening advice for the new (and not so new) gardener
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It’s now that time of year; you’ve worked hard though the COVID lockdown, so the most important thing to do now is to enjoy your garden; heady scents, glorious colours, an abundance of fruits and vegetables and hopefully some sunshine
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Pilchard – a very special Community Cat
Swansea Cats Protection Swansea with Lyn Gardener
Good to meet you I first met Pilchard last winter when the weather was cold, bleak and wet. As I arrived with Karen, the kind person who’d contacted us and is one of her carers, Pilchard wobbled up to greet
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Dig it – July
Gardening advice for the new (and not so new) gardener with Fulke Andel
Well, what a couple of months we’ve had! I, for one, didn’t see the lockdown happening so quickly – so was not at all prepared from a gardening perspective. Very little compost and only last year’s seeds to use. 3
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Editor’s Choice
With Lesley Williams
Digital Solutions What’s your WiFi password?’ asked my great niece. ‘We don’t have internet in the house, it’s just up in the studio, sorry’ I replied. She gave me a look that told me I was a dinosaur, definitely prehistoric.
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