Warn the Titanic!
Ice flows, but no Titanic , yet.
Troubles posting
Had some difficulty posting to the blog recently, but solved I hope. Into Llandod today (Sunday) to top up at Mr. T’s. Huge drifts on the “B” road, which never gets ploughed. The locals are saying it’s the worst in […]
Winter is back
Walking back from the P.O. and there are white patches in the Wye And, yes, the Wye is freezing over.
A glimpse into the future
“It won’t be too long before we spend eight hours sleeping, eight hours working and eight hours trying to remember and retrieve lost passwords.”
The price of barley straw…
… has doubled over the winter as shortages are experienced. Off to Walton Farm to top up, cash only, second mortgage taken out, off we go. Interestingly the farmer supplies Daylesford organic in London with his beef.
We’re back!
Well, we’ve not been away really. It’s just that Penrhyn has rather taken over, and the days have flown. What a day to open ones eyes! The (lovely, melodious) cacophony of the early morning birds was overwhelming, with Thrushes yelling […]
The changing Wye
The way the river changes has amazed us, though it shouldn’t – we’ve all known about the power of water. When we inherited the “island” in the middle , it was a pile of debris, but clearly very rooted as […]
High winds…
First thing Saturday morning, and I’m pottering in the office; Sandie comes in to retrieve the home phone; oh! good, she’s phoning her mother to arrange Joan’s shopping. She returns, clutching the phone to her body. “Mother’s just farted – the longest […]
Already for the sun!
Well, nearly. Weeded for the most part – there’s always root bits left aren’t there?! I’m guessing it’s still work in progress, and a good downpour will wash it off.
The bog man
Time to weed the beach 🏖 by the pond. It’s very overgrown so it’s a hard and smelly job to get it tidy.