The garden

The last rose of Summer.

Well, not quite, but the recent rain has certainly spurred on the plants which are desperate to set seed prior…

3 years ago

The first fruits…

From the leg-over apple trees (he means step-over - Ed.) planted two years ago. Three different ones and all in…

3 years ago

The dead parrot

You’ve seen the sketch (Monty Python - Ed.) with the dead parrot. “It is no more…”, “it is extinct…” and…

3 years ago

Splitting headache solved…

By the use of this Simple widget. I inherited my Father’s toolbox thirty plus year ago, something I was looking…

3 years ago

The Jungle Book

Or our version of it. Remember the scene in the Disney version when four vultures (resembling the Beetles- Ed.) are…

3 years ago

OK, so I chose…

The soft option. And jolly enjoyable it was too, but the work ethic is still strong, so I’ve been told…

3 years ago

Decisions…

Chop logs, or… A book, coffee, nothing but a think/while/contemplate/listen and enjoy.

3 years ago

Rabbits everywhere.

As you’d expect, rabbits get in the most unexpected places, courtesy of you know who…

3 years ago

John Atkinson Grimshaw

“John Atkinson Grimshaw is a remarkable painter who is less widely appreciated than he should be, for many reasons: little…

3 years ago

Rescued

Well, you knew I’d do it. The Oak tree has been lifted and there’s another not such a lucky acorn…

3 years ago