by admin | Jul 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last Sunday evening, not long after I had finished writing the blog, I lit the barbecue for a belated al fresco birthday meal to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. The weather was beautiful and the area around the gazebo was abuzz with activity, which prompted...
by admin | Jul 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Topsy-turvy, discombobulated, befuddled….all of these and more will probably describe how I will be feeling tomorrow after being up for half the night watching the football tonight. I don’t even know why I am bothering, it is usually such a frustrating...
by admin | Jun 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s not all about me….though in a few minutes time you will think otherwise. But before that, how have you all coped? Wasn’t it ghastly? I really hope that you managed a way to keep your homes cool – or at least semi-bearable. If this is a...
by admin | Jun 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Listen…..Harder. You can’t hear any contended purring can you? No, that’s because I am no longer in my happy place. Why? Why you ask? Have you seen the weather forecast?! It’s miserable! Well it’s not, if you are sipping Piña Coladas...
by admin | Jun 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Listen….can you hear it? That’s me purring contentedly after a week of very welcome rain. If I had the flexibility I would arch my back and rub around your legs, that’s how happy I am. And now we have a week of largely dry warm and bright weather to...
by admin | Jun 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Look at my face, no go on, take a good look. It is the visage of a mildly contented, nay relieved man. Okay it wasn’t as much as I would have liked, less than an inch across the week, but compared to what has fallen in the past couple of months it was riches...
