Tag: Everton Post Office

Bagpuss Is 50

The view from our sitting room early this morning encapsulated our

weather forecast of sunshine and showers.

Martin worked in whatever came along, from shade

to sunshine requiring his coat to be placed on or off the Nottingham Castle Bench at times.

I spent much time on administration, some boring, others, like arranging for the removal of the dead Weeping Birch tree and the completing of the painting of the outside of the house, not so for different reasons. Later this afternoon I posted documents concerning a heating oil contract from

Everton Post Office, photographed, with its Easter decorated post box, by Jackie.

Next, after a shop at Tesco Express, where Jackie photographed

another decorated post bog celebrating the anniversary of Bagpuss, we visited “In The Frame” in Highcliff where I deposited a 19”’ x 13″ print of

for framing.

This evening we all dined on Ferndene Farm Shop sausages, creamy mashed potato, carrots, runner beans, peas, sweetcorn, cabbage, and meaty gravy with which Jackie drank Peroni and I drank Reserva Privada Chilean Malbec 2022.

Hatchet Pond At Dusk

Today’s Christmas rose is this peach one from the patio bed.

The neighbouring clematis Cirrhosa Freckles festoons the grateful gazebo.

The now solitary pigeon still perches praying for the return of its deceased mate.

Nugget now spends much of his time outside the stable door where he enjoys sole use of the feeder by the house which is too close for other birds to risk.

“Where’s Nugget?” (56)

“Here I am”, he says.

While Jackie worked on the Christmas decorations I finished the cards which we posted later in

a suitably capped pillar box

at Everton Post Office.

By dusk we had arrived at Hatchet Pond

where other photographers focussed on ducks and swans.

Oh, dear. I seem to have pressed publish prematurely. Tonight we will dine on Jackie’s superb Shepherds pie with carrots, cauliflower and runner beans which will no doubt be perfectly cooked. I will drink Patrick Chodot Fleurie and Jackie will drink more of the Sauvignon Blanc.