The Cockchafer..
The cockchafer or the ‘doodlebug’, a nickname later given to the V-1 flying bomb of WWII for their similarities in sound made during flight. […]
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Poo!
Not ordinary poo, though – not donkey, or sheep nor rabbit but otter! Typically left in a noticeable position as a territory […]
Joan
As we enter the (terrific?) twenties, we shouldn’t forget that Joan was born during the “Roaring Twenties” – the big band era. […]
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Oh! what a year it’s been…
… much like all the others really! But at this time of year it fills the visual and aural BBC airwaves with […]
Wonky donks go!
Our photogenic donks for most of the year graze our sparse pasture. Donks do sparse, it is something to bear in mind […]
Ginger bicycle time
Well that’s not what I wrote – b++++y auto-correct! What I wrote was “Ginger Biccy time”. For they, you see, are donkeys […]
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THE day – 2019
Christmas Day 2019. A lovely day of laughter, nostalgia, whimsy, generosity, fiz and cloudy lemonade (note to self; good doctor’s sample), good […]
Happy Christmas to all our readers…
’tis Christmas day in the workhouse… We are an hour away from official sun-up, but the day is slowly dawning. The stars […]
The ukulele kid..
Hold hard there ombré! Don’t go down the local without being tooled-up, the kid’s in town, and he’s game for a challenge. […]
It must be Christmas…
… so it’s off to Brecon and Ty Cariad (The Gift House). But first… Coffee! Then we wandered, and I got […]
Tinsel Tuesday…
in Ludlow. A weekly market with a Christmas theme in the run up to the day. and very good it was too. […]