The gas man came to call”. So goes the Flanders and Swan song. Dunno? Link here: The song has partial relevance to the Openreach man who came to install our full-fibre connection. The conversation started with me saying “this is […]
As you know I like shadows. Time passes, and there’s nothing like a river to bring home the point. One cannot even guess at how long the river has been flowing, but let’s say since the Ice Age, as underneath […]
A lovely day to scatter George’s ashes with Rosie’s under her tree. Thanks to the pair of you, you taught us and gave us so much.
A love story, or how anthropomorphism (our ability to turn animal things into human perspectives) is alive and well. An Irish puppy born into a pedigree racing litter which fate, known as a greyhound breeder, dictated that she would herself […]
Spring has sprung, despite the cold Easter(ly) wind today. “I remember when we had snow at Easter in the olden days…”. “You always say that, every Easter”… In the greenhouse and sowing seeds and the Jamieson Brothers early potatoes are […]
Five weeks in and we have taken the hard decision to return her to the rescue charity. She is an absolute poppet but there is a mismatch between her and us which if we persist will, we believe, make us […]
Margrethe Blossom Dearie Profile: American jazz singer and pianist.Born: April 28, 1924 in East Durham, New York, USA.Died: February 7, 2009 in New York City, New York, USA.After high school, Dearie moved to New York to pursue a music career. […]
and Taylor is settling in well. Well, not so well maybe. Following the sad and quick demise of George (his separation angst and/or grieving for Rosie as we diagnosed was more likely early pain from his resultant nemesis of bone […]
Another new digit to become familiar with, another feeling of unsureness when handwriting a date and questioning whether you’ve got it right, and another Easter, another too hot summer, another colourful autumn, and, another Christmas. Let’s get started! Do you […]