Monthly Archives: October 2016

I’m posting this very late, because I was at my desk almost all day and then after dinner I went out to BGCC, where I took a First and a Commended in the Little Girls’ Section of the Projected Images … Continued

For reasons I don’t quite understand, R wasn’t keen to come down to the local station with me today and make like a husband who’s just been pushed off a train. You simply can’t get the staff. In fact he … Continued

I only left my desk between breakfast time and dusk to repack a box of Offspring rubbish belongings for storage, and make occasional cups of tea. Round about the time that my stomach began sending increasingly frantic signals to my … Continued

The people who run the cruisers which take tourists up and down the Avon from Stratford, and hire out small boats to those skilled, brave or foolhardy enough to want to propel themselves, are coming towards their quiet time of … Continued

Hill. Fast. Another day of attempting to fit quarts of ridiculous activity into pint pots of time. After sitting at my desk for three hours this morning I was glad to accept R’s invitation to join him in The Sham … Continued

I went to a photography workshop this afternoon, which ran on quite late; and as I hadn’t yet taken any photos I stopped off in Stratford on the way home, and parked up in the Recreation Ground car park. After … Continued

I’m pleased to tell you that I took a second and a third in the Little Girls’ Class at Big Girls’ Camera Club last night, much to my surprise; and happily I really liked the image that came first, so … Continued

Look at its adorable little face! You can’t tell me that’s not handsome. It’s an Ectemnius wasp of some kind (it can’t be identified more fully than that from photographs), and I think it’s one of our most handsome wasps. … Continued

R collected his new car today, and so far he’s pretty pleased with it – which is a relief as I still lack the necessary documentation to flee the country. He was especially charmed to discover that the infotainment system … Continued

In the circumstances you couldn’t begrudge her a few peanuts, could you? Especially as she has what looks like a wound on the other side of her face – I’m concerned about it, but hoping that if she can stay … Continued