Mistiness
The weather forecaster on Radio 4 often says the word, but it is incorrect – surely there is mist, or no mist. As mist has a variable consistency, you can’t have half mist. The Local name for this type of […]
The Doctor will see you now…
… or at least that was how it seemed. Imagine if you will a doctor’s waiting room. Patients, all of them wrapped up in their own thoughts, avoiding eye contact, wondering if the symptoms they had experienced really were symptoms, […]
Presteigne war memorial
This fine chappie is a private war memorial that just appeared in 2014. No fund-raising, no permission, no fuss, just him. Made by a local artist using wire netting and a paper mache covering it is due to disappear after […]
🎼 Gathering winter fu-u-ell 🎼🎵
The clocks have changed and the nights are drawing in. The fires have been lit 🔥 and the cottage is snug, the telly’s on, the lights are low, and the snoring is starting. “What? No I’m awake!” “What are we […]
Joan lags behind
When we first thought of approaching and suggesting that Joan needed her waterworks seeing to, we feared a frosty response; but no! she was very enthusiastic “I’m shocked to realise that I am unlagged, I used to love a bit […]
RMT
Or, Radnorshire Mean Time. It’s 05.00 by the alarm clock, 04.00 your time, and the view outside is a white covering, almost like snow. Even the Donkey yard rails are white, the only clue is the shadow from an abandoned […]
Plann(t)ing time
Been on the agenda for ages, but now it’s time to get on with it! Joan wants a lovely display of bulbs in front of her window in the Spring. Bulbs purchased, she’s got to get on with it, so […]
Bbbbaby it’s cold outside
To Three Cocks, and the Christmas display gets better, and more involving…
Dogs at play
We’re now letting the hounds run in the main paddock… Greyhounds are described as “forty miles per hour couch potatoes”… these are some of their active moments…. Try keeping up with that!
Remembrance time
We’ve shared this before, but it’s worth repeating. Simple,elegant, colourful and tasteful these poppies appear in villages and townships reminding us all of the impact of war, and particularly the effects of The Great War, on those communities, made more […]