Monthly Archives: September 2016

If your first thought on seeing this was “The Trevi Fountain seems to have shrunk a bit since I was last in Rome,” don’t beat yourself up. This Victorian fountain on the Promenade in Cheltenham is said to have been … Continued

Hamlet was thoroughly fed up. Although it wasn’t raining hard, there was a thick, dreary mizzle of a peculiarly wetting kind, and the water was starting to drip off his hair. To add insult to injury, several spiders had strung … Continued

R and I went to my sister’s 50th birthday party yesterday evening – no, wait…. That can’t be right… She’s x years younger than me, so if she were 50, that would make me….. No, that’s definitely not right – … Continued

I woke this morning with a huge arthritic flare in my hands – not surprising after the stress of the past couple of weeks, but most unwelcome, especially as I have an appointment with the rheumatologist on Wednesday. He and … Continued

I was walking through the RSC garden this afternoon when I came across this mute swan drifting in the current close to the river bank. It’s unusual for them to be as still and calm as this unless they’re actually … Continued

Or maybe that should be Barmy. Even though R is now edging away from buying the car I suggested, and the chances of me being judged to have ruined his life are therefore diminishing, I still felt that it would … Continued

Look who’s behind you! It has been a busy day today. This morning R and I went to Coventry and test drove two cars; one of these had been my suggestion – purely because I knew he was uninspired by … Continued

Today it was R’s turn to begin the process of interviewing car salesmen and he wanted me to go too, as he has a peculiar preference for me not to refuse to drive his next car, as I mainly do … Continued

Here in the Heart of England we’re surrounded by more tradition than you can shake a stick at, so I was rather spoiled for choice today. I could have photographed traditional buildings without even leaving the village, but I was … Continued

Not much to report today: more sorting out; more throwing away; more sadness. I know it’s a process, and you just have to work through it, but I don’t want to play this game any more. I just want my … Continued