by admin | Aug 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Chaos reigns at Mizen Towers at the moment. On Tuesday the fitter begins removing our current kitchen units before putting in new ones, so by tomorrow evening the room needs to be empty. We had the current cupboards built 30 years ago, so you can just imagine the crap...
by admin | Aug 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
This morning, at his request, I took Hector, our Spanish house guest, to the pub to watch the football. Expectations in the England camp were running high pre-match as we settled into our positions with a pre-eleven o’clock pint – not something that I do...
by admin | Aug 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
I popped out into the garden last night to take a look at the Perseid Meteor Shower, something of an annual event at our house. However, there was no laying on the grass billing and cooing at the ‘shooting stars’ on this occasion because there was just too...
by admin | Aug 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
I am really hoping that the weather improves markedly by next weekend. Not for any horticultural reasons, though a spell of fine stuff wouldn’t go amiss, it would be good for the plants and would also help to lift spirits. No, it’s because next Saturday...
by admin | Jul 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
I put John the fishmonger on his backside at Wyken yesterday! When I arrive at the market I drive my van up between the stalls to unload my wares, I then reverse out to allow Mossy and Megan from Highways Farm to do the same. Well yesterday I told Mossy that I was...
by admin | Jul 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
There are more Red Admiral butterflies on the wing at the moment than I can remember seeing before. There are also lots of Comma, Meadow Brown and a good number of Small Copper, plus Peacock and Tortoiseshell. I haven’t seen any Painted Lady though. Generally...
