Seriously scary! Obviously stair-rods style rain wasn’t ideal, but in the end, it didn’t make much difference. “Bad weather always looks worse through a window,” said Tom Lehrer (I could have sworn it was Baden Powell or Kipling, but there you go.) So we put our coats on and went to the pumpkin festival at M&D’s, Boy … ... more ...
Pumpkins v turnips
Boy One was moaning about the huge effort it was taking to scrape the goopy stuff out of his pumpkin. "You're lucky you've got pumpkins," said I. "In my day we had … ...more...
Strategies For Losing Weight & Keeping It Off
Losing weight is a difficult challenge in itself and keeping it off is even harder. You have to be fully committed to staying on track and following a plan of attack … ...more...
What did you do at the weekend?
Anyone else over 50 find it takes considerable effort to answer this one? A grinding of gears and a cranking look round at the two days of domesticity and idleness … ...more...
Hopes for Indian summer fade…
There it was, the first proper weather of the season. Storm Ali romped across the country causing considerable … ... more ...
Postcards from the hedge
Between the frothy sea edge and the jaunty awning of the cafe, there are people. Hot, flat people in tidy rows. Roasting … ... more ...
Where’s mummy? A domestic snapshot
Where's mummy? She can't be far away, it's not a very big house. Where's mummy? Have you tried the kitchen? … ... more ...
100 days of blogging
Or yet another attempt to get into gear... I’ve been wrestling with my blog lately. Oddly, I’ve allowed all sorts of … ... more ...