Part of Mum’s deal at Woodpeckers Care home is that she can entertain guests to lunch once a week. Elizabeth, Jackie, and I were her visitors today. My meal was Cajun chicken with Lyonnaise potatoes, carrots, and curly kale; the others opted for gammon. Mum chose stewed apricots with ice cream for dessert; the restContinue reading “Lunchtime”
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A Grinning Teenager
CLICK ON ANY IMAGE IN A GROUP TO ACCESS ITS GALLERY, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF WHICH CAN BE VIEWED FULL SIZE BY SCROLLING DOWN AND CHECKING BOX AT BOTTOM RIGHT The skies wept all morning and were quite broken up by the time Jackie took me for a drive after lunch. She parked by the roadsideContinue reading “A Grinning Teenager”
Just After Sunset
CLICK ON ANY IMAGE IN A GROUP TO ACCESS ITS GALLERY, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF WHICH CAN BE VIEWED FULL SIZE BY SCROLLING DOWN AND CHECKING BOX AT BOTTOM RIGHT. FURTHER ENLARGEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED WITH A CLICK OR TWO The clear light of the last few days gave way today to a weaker sun seekingContinue reading “Just After Sunset”
‘Communication Is The Key’
CLICK ON IMAGES FOR ACCESS TO LARGER GALLERIES WHICH CAN BE VIEWED FULL SIZE. ‘Every cloud’, we are told, ‘has a silver lining’. Sometimes this is difficult to see. This good outcome from my Broadband problems, however, became clear this morning when the very personable Mike Smith came to install a new phone line. Firstly,Continue reading “‘Communication Is The Key’”
Sisyphus Reincarnate
Today dawned with fog, and remained overcast. Yesterday was apparently the warmest November day here since records began, and it wasn’t much cooler today. Work continued in the front garden. We gravelled the widened side path with the last of the shingle left over from the back drive. My contribution was to transport barrow loadsContinue reading “Sisyphus Reincarnate”
The Crab Pot
Many attractive trees and shrubs, like this beautiful green-barked maple, are simply in the wrong place and require sadly severe treatment. This one was denying access to the potting shed and encroaching upon the path, forcing other plants to do the same. We trust it will recover from this morning’s extensive amputations. Elizabeth drove Mum overContinue reading “The Crab Pot”
Hidden Treasures
Apparently septic tanks need pumping out twice a year. For anyone fortunate enough to be ignorant of these sewage dispensing systems they are installed for houses which are not linked to water mains drainage. Without these you would have to dig your own hole as in primitive camping. Lorraine, next door, had advised us to open up theContinue reading “Hidden Treasures”
Bombay Night
We now have poppies cropping up all over the garden. There are at least two weigelas, one of which adorns a dead stump. Honesty abounds, and is a favourite with cabbage white butterflies. The day was spent in relaxed company with Becky, Ian, and Flo. They returned home early in the evening, and Jackie andContinue reading “Bombay Night”
Kelsey Park
In today’s beautiful late autumn sunshine, the birch tree in the garden glowed silver and gold. Had it not been such a day I might have stayed in, for, although I am much better, I have considerable sinus pain. Jackie drove me to Eyeworth Pond at Fritham, the idea being to sit and watch theContinue reading “Kelsey Park”
