The cottage

Fire draws well

It’s bonfire night part two tonight, so our own contribution is being readied. the first fires of winter, and the…

4 years ago

Joan at 95.

An excuse for a family gathering to celebrate Joan’s birthday. The first gathering since Covid re-wrote the rules on travelling,…

4 years ago

Postpone the pee…

Pause the poo, shudder at the thought of shower. We(e) forgot to book the sewage man! Should be done every…

4 years ago

Frozen peas

Strange old year “weatherwise” (dislike that habit of adding “wise” to words - my temperaturewise rises). Almost no rain in…

4 years ago

Temptation.

Apples are the key to Eden. The gentle hum (buzz is too noisy a word) of bees, the grasshopper chirruping,…

4 years ago

Storm Christoph…

The highest surge we’ve had so far this winter has been 4’6” above normal, we’ll see how high we go…

5 years ago

‘Twas the night before Christmas…

Who knows what happens once we go to bed...? And not just us, maybe even in your household... https://youtu.be/5IIzcyyd5jo

5 years ago

The falling leaves…

https://youtu.be/X4VjLz5DsI0

5 years ago

Statuesque Sycamores

Our statuesque sycamores against the bluest of blue skies.  No aircraft con-trails either.  We had a tree surgeon give us…

5 years ago

Well what a night…

not for the faint-hearted - read this if you are prepared to be shocked as to how we while away…

5 years ago