by admin | Jan 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Now, would you like the good news or the bad news first? Don’t worry, it’s about me not you. Okay, I’ll start with the bad news. Last evening I lost a filling from one of my front teeth. The good news is that I have my regular check-up at the dentist...
by admin | Dec 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out...
by admin | Dec 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
So, a week to go. That’s all, seven days, well eight sleeps actually until Santa comes, but only seven to get yourselves (and myself) ready for the big day. I am actually pretty much sorted in terms of gift buying, which is very unusual – I have been known...
by admin | Dec 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
I had a sobering moment of reflection yesterday at the farmers’ market. Midway through the morning a pair of women came to my stall and proceeded to select some vegetables to purchase. They were not familiar customers to me (we get to know an awful lot of the...
by admin | Dec 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Well that came as a shock to the system, a whole week of proper cold winter weather – even before the official start of meteorological winter. I didn’t mind the frost at all, and because the days were mostly sunny until yesterday (Saturday) it was really...
by admin | Nov 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last Monday was very exciting. Two new purchases arrived on the same day….and it’s not even Christmas yet! A long overdue replacement wheelbarrow arrived, with a whopping great capacity of 120 litres! It required rather more assembly that I had...
