by admin | Sep 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
A few days ago my 21 year old granddaughter Issie, who lives in Bury, contacted me to ask me if I would like to go to a music gig with her at the Alexandra Palace. She wanted to see an Australian band called Ocean Alley, of whom I knew nothing about, but chuffed to...
by admin | Sep 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
From mid spring onwards I have worn nothing on my legs but a pair of shorts for working in. Only on a couple of occasions have I had to don ‘longs’, and then only out of necessity and self preservation when strimming. If you strim nettles whilst wearing...
by admin | Sep 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s my birthday today, I’ve had family round to celebrate the occasion….so I’m all behind. That means I’m going to crack on, otherwise the evening will be gone before I know it. It’s a busy time for me socially, and I’m not...
by admin | Sep 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
I challenge you to read the title above without adopting Tom Jones’s voice. And I can’t mimic his voice without uttering the words “throw yer knickers at me”, but that’s just me. Grass, what an amazing plant, so resilient. Just over a...
by admin | Aug 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Okay I was wrong. That was difficult to say. It felt just like Fonzie in ‘Happy Days’, he found it almost impossible to admit that he was wrong, he was hardly able to utter the word…..but you need to be of a certain age to get that reference. What...
by admin | Aug 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
In two weeks from now I will not be sitting down wracking my brain about what subject matter to write about in a blog that not very many people read anyway. No, on that Sunday evening 14 days from now I hope to be walking on the cliff path, or sitting down with a...
