Hello, welcome to Tuesday 16 December 2025.

I've been busy since we last spoke - lots of digging and planting on the field and most of the dahlias are now in the ground, together with my new geums, veronica, astrantia and peonies. I went on a wreath-making course with a friend over the weekend and we had the best time making mini wreaths, eating s'mores cooked on an open fire and making stars out of sticks. I also tested out the compost toilet! I've also (finally) finished my own wreaths thanks to some euphoric dance music and free evergreen off-cuts.

In tonight's episode I also share with you my thoughts on dealing with negativity without crying. If you're in the business of producing and selling a product then at some point you're likely to come across some negativity: it's how you deal with it that counts. I chat about this and provide some ways in which I deal with criticism to avoid the hot tears.

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