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Tree tragedy

Elm hateth man, and waiteth Till every gust be laid. Rudyard Kipling (1906) There’s a particular book on my bookshelf that’s been high in my mind recently.  Written by Gerald Wilkinson and published in 1978, it’s called Epitaph for the Elm. I found it in a little bookshop in Norwich in…

  • by Lisa Schneidau
  • Posted on 22 September 20177 March 2021
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Weeds and wonders

I spent all of yesterday in Great Torrington in north Devon. The good people of Torrington, and arts company Wolf and Water, are holding a festival to celebrate the Reverend Keble Martin, sometime vicar of the parish and author of The Concise British Flora in Colour. This groundbreaking book was…

  • by Lisa Schneidau
  • Posted on 6 August 20177 March 2021
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Rich connections

More of the Devon coast to coast walk today. In early summer, Devon is bursting with greenery and birdsong and life of all kinds. We are truly blessed to live in such an abundant part of the world. Everything out there has its own story. The baby bird, just fledged, a…

  • by Lisa Schneidau
  • Posted on 28 May 20177 March 2021
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Fairy confessions

British folk tales are a big part of life for me right now. Any spare moment I have, I’m working on my book ‘Botanical Tales.’ There’s a lot of stories now, and yet new ones keep on appearing. Listening is as important as writing: to go with the inspirations that regularly turn…

  • by Lisa Schneidau
  • Posted on 31 March 20177 March 2021
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Direction of travel

It’s the Spring Equinox, the time of equal day and night, that will tip over into the summer months and warmer times. It’s meant to be a time of balance, equilibrium, and calm. Allegedly. Looking around me, I see very few people in a state of balance. Over the last…

  • by Lisa Schneidau
  • Posted on 18 March 20177 March 2021
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A river of hope?

Stories will find you, stories that fit the energy of the time. Or is it the other way around? As part of South Devon Storytellers we have been working through the Norse myths, transforming the self-consciously sparkly Totnes into a world of ice, gods, giants and mountains. On Monday I told…

  • by Lisa Schneidau
  • Posted on 15 February 20177 March 2021
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Attention to detail

Attention to detail

I started the Devon coast to coast (Two Moors Way) walk today, as a little project to tackle through the year. We started on Wembury beach, and made our way through the muddy countryside of south Devon, and the occasional snow shower, towards the southern edge of Dartmoor. Some way…

  • by Lisa Schneidau
  • Posted on 11 February 20177 March 2021
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Who left all those rocks lying around?

Who left all those rocks lying around?

Welcome to my blog. The first post is all about … Giants. Ah, giants. Clumsy, not very bright, slightly thuggish, ham-handed, hairy brutes, with gruff voices and violent tendencies.  They’re slain by valiant knights in shining armour, to win castles and ladies and that kind of thing. Right? The old…

  • by Lisa Schneidau
  • Posted on 6 February 20177 March 2021
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