Monthly Archives: December 2015

I am so very grateful for all the kind things that have been said about Roley, both here and on Facebook – I hope you’ll forgive me for not responding to each of you individually, but please know that I … Continued

I said goodbye to the Tiny Terrierist this afternoon, kneeling on the kitchen floor with his head in my hands while Ian administered the injection that put him to sleep for the last time. Ian had phoned this morning to … Continued

Firstly, I’d like to thank everyone who sent kind messages yesterday about Roley – and apologise that I haven’t replied to you individually. I hope you’ll understand that all of this has been rather overwhelming. By the time the on-call … Continued

I’d be lying if I told you that this photo worked out as well as I’d hoped. I met up with a friend in Broadway this morning, and during a brief shopping break between cups of coffee and talking each … Continued

The contents of out sitting room window sill, including an Advent light, photographed with a wide angle lens and further distorted by a heavy, faceted Baccarat decanter. This was actually a test shot for composition, and not intended to be … Continued

Well, this has been a strange day. After yesterday’s late night I didn’t surface till nearly 9am, but R slept in even later so I was first downstairs. After feeding the dogs I put the oven on to heat up … Continued

R and I had a lovely day today. Child One came back to the Shire for an early celebration of her birthday next week, bringing her young man, and we went for lunch at Vintner in Stratford. It’s very unusual … Continued

I bought a beautiful Echeveria ‘Black Prince’ from Cotswold Garden Flowers last year, but I put it outside for some fresh air this summer and forgot to bring it in again when the monsoon season arrived in Worcestershire – so … Continued

I made this door wreath many years ago, from elements that I bought at a huge craft fair which is held in Birmingham every winter. After a while I decided I was bored with it and replaced it – but … Continued

The spectators along the bank were broadly unimpressed with the rowing style of the coxed eight. I was in Stratford at about 3pm today, banking the derisory contribution sent by our pet insurance company this morning towards the cost of … Continued