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Once upon a time there were 3 very different little girls who became Julie, Anna and myself (think peri and post menopausal Charlie’s...

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the most amazing support from an 18-year-old Barnet Young Offender. He totally gets The Flower...

I’ve had visits this week from a number of the over 80’s and 90’s who I haven’t seen since March last year! I’m sure the surge in visits...

The Valentine’s Day frenzy is over for another year and there’s a brief calm before the Mother’s Day mayhem kicks off. This week I had a...

On Friday morning in my class we celebrated Chinese New Year, it is the Year of the Ox so my students and I tried to create an ox using...

We had several funeral flowers to prepare for this week which was sad, even more so during Covid, as only 30 people can attend the...

Each week it seems like I’m introduced to a different charitable group in Barnet and last week I had the absolute pleasure of being...

Last week was all about flower bombing. On “Blue Monday” (officially the world’s most depressing day) we flower bombed half the doorsteps...

I was amazed to discover that 2 years ago today I reached my funding target for The Flower Bank, thanks to you. I can’t quite believe...

It’s the first week in January, so our online activities have started again. In case you’re wondering, I’m able to continue to collect...

Happy New Year, and I hope you’re keeping well. On New Year’s Day, I felt rather maudlin, not sure how The Flower Bank could continue to...

I hoped you’re safe and well and managed to enjoy Christmas in some shape. My daughters’ short-lived the craze this Christmas was for...

“Your area is now in Tier 4” were the words my app greeted me with this morning and it’s difficult to know what more to say. Our lives...

On Thursday evening, after a week of endless wreath making, I drove into town - something I haven’t done since lockdown. I was collecting...

Yesterday was “Small Business Saturday” when Barnet Council launched its shop local campaign and I’m delighted to announce that I’m the...

Last Monday I received my first Flower Bank merchandise, some customised hoodies for me and my volunteers - I haven’t taken mine off yet....

Last Sunday, Ella (my younger daughter) and I delivered some plants to some vulnerable and isolated members of the Barnet community as...

Last Friday 13th, was World Kindness Day, and I was visited by the Worshipful Mayor Councillor Stock and Councillor Sara Conway from...

It’s been an emotional roller coaster of a week. There was the US Presidential election, the start of another lockdown, and the relief at...

One of my favourite fictional characters is Dickens’, Mr. Micawber. The eternal optimist, Micawber’s trademark maxim was “something will...