by admin | Apr 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Well that, for the most part, was a cracking week of weather. For 2 or 3 days there it was every bit as good as mid-summer, actually even better, because there were no pesky bugs biting or stinging (not strictly true, but more of that later). It was lovely to be...
by admin | Apr 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Three weeks ago I mentioned that I was getting a pair of Canada Geese coming down to the bird feeding area to hoover up beneath the feeder, along with the pigeons, pheasants, partridge and squirrels. Well things have moved on since then. They have given up on the...
by admin | Mar 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
I thought that my mortgage paying days were over, but I might have to take one out to fill the van with diesel….cheers Trumpy. On Friday I managed to get some in Bury for 164.9, which is quite a hike compared to a month ago, but up the road at Stanton it was...
by admin | Mar 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s spring. We have passed the vernal equinox, meteorological spring began on 1st March, it looks like spring, it feels like spring, and by golly it is spring. So imagine my annoyance, and yes I know that I sound like grumpy old ‘angry from Ashen’,...
by admin | Mar 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
The funeral that I attended on Friday was for Roger, my brother-in-law. He was married to Pam, Jennifer’s sister, who died suddenly 3 years ago on the 12th March – the anniversary falling one day before we said our goodbyes to Roger. Because of the timing...
by admin | Mar 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
I had better start with this week’s arrangements. As mentioned in the email that I sent mid-last week, I am at a family funeral on Friday, so all deliveries will be on Thursday this week. And I will not be at Wyken farmers’ market on Saturday, so there...
