Carp a Diem / Doings / Joan Whittle
The tip…
apparently the correct, woke, word/description is “recycling centre”. That’s not a sudden realisation, obviously, I am reasonably up-to-date about modern developments, it’s […]
Coronavirus chronicles 1
It all started in February, as I recall. Gradually entering the sub-concious that “China flue” as the Donald calls it, was something […]
Mast…
Beech mast, that is. Now that I’ve used the word, I have Googled it and realised I’m using the word incorrectly. Mast […]
It’s wet.
Not very, but hopefully enough to deter at least some weekend visitors. The last two weekends have been sunny/hot, and as lockdown […]
Late Summer colour
The Chinese call it late summer, the period between summer (everything fresh and bright), and autumn (everything jaded and prepping for that […]
The walk to…
The memorial was memorable for another reason, as the dogs met another two. Rosie in particular took exception to the smaller of […]
Victoria is all around…
Llandod (Llandrindod Wells), and is reflected in the grand buildings and houses, and in the culture with an annual Victorian festival (pre-Covid). […]
94 and full of life…
and sharp as a needle! Joan came down for the day, and we had a Skype call with (son) David and Liz, […]
Warren refurbishment
The Warren makes a good home for the rabbits but it needs refurbishment, this end wall was in the worst condition so […]
It started out…
as a simple job of trimming the clematis and the forsythia and removing an old tree stump. Easy enough, but then we […]