One way or another, we had a pretty busy August. At the beginning of the month, the Friaress, youngling and I went on holiday to North Yorkshire (very nice; if I haven’t bored you with the photos already, I’m sure … Read More »
I think it’s fair to say that I am a keen gardener. I’ll happily spend hours just pottering about, jumping from job to job as I see things that need doing. When I go back into the house The Friaress … Read More »
Last Sunday, the Friaress, youngling and I went to the Llandudno Jazz Festival. There have been lots of signs around, so we thought it might be interesting. I’ve never been to a music festival before, so I wasn’t sure what … Read More »
So, the youngling is raising cash for a charity trip to India next summer. He’ll be going to the north, near the border with Tibet, where he’ll be helping out with Tibetan refugees, children, and Tibetan refugee children… He has … Read More »
Ponder this scenario… I’m driving along a pretty empty stretch of dual carriageway at 70mph, and overtake someone easily, as they are going about 50. I reach a section where the limit is 30mph, and slow down. The other driver … Read More »
When I visit the office every other week or so, I spend a couple of nights in a hotel close by. As this is at my own expense, and I’m tight, I don’t like to spend too much and inevitably … Read More »
So, more on the garden, continued from the previous missive. The vegetable plot was always high on my list of priorities. Visions of the Good Life, eating nothing but produce from our own land, drove me on. I decided on … Read More »
We’ve been in the house for just over a year now, so I think it’s time to take stock of what changes have been made in the garden. We’ve done a lot, and it’s very easy to overlook that, concentrating … Read More »
Of course, I always suspected that was the case. Except it turns out it’s mosquitoes that can’t keep away from me. A couple of nice warm evenings which we spent sitting out in the garden (wine may have been involved), … Read More »
No, that’s wrong. Apparently, it should be “10 items or fewer”, according to the grammar Nazis. Whilst people using “your” instead of “you’re”, or saying they “should of” done something drive me mad, that sort of grammatical pedantry is normally … Read More »