Monthly Archives: August 2017

If you have a cart that gets dirty and needs to be washed regularly, I recommend that you should move to Chipping Campden, which has a dedicated cart wash through which you can drive your dirty cart. If however you’re … Continued

The bee, not me. R and I spent much of the day emptying and cleaning the kitchen and snug, in preparation for the decorator who will be starting work on them at 8am tomorrow. There are a couple of pieces … Continued

I was supposed to have been doing an astro-photography thing this evening, but after watching the sky anxiously through the afternoon, I must say that it was almost a relief to discover around sunset that it was too cloudy for … Continued

Unsurprisingly, after yesterday’s exertions, I’ve spent most of today sitting in a whimpering heap, complaining about having exhibition back. Self-inflicted wounds, etc. – no sympathy expected. Around the middle of the afternoon I thought that I’d better pop outside between … Continued

R and I had a Very Big Day Out today. Leaving home at Seriously Though? O’clock, we drove to Warwick and took a train to Marylebone, then tubed down to South Kensington. Coffee and (to die for) cake at the … Continued

Several times while I was walking the Prestbury Hill Butterfly Reserve yesterday, I heard the sound of a steam train whistle, which reminded me that I’d been intending to go and play on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. And today … Continued

Getting up to a sunny morning, I thought I’d take another trip to Prestbury Hill Butterfly Reserve. It was colder and windier than on my visit last week, and there were less butterflies about: my haul for the day, apart … Continued

Around lunch time today I went out and searched the garden for something interesting to photograph, but didn’t find anything that pleased my eye. This put me in a Bad Mood, and as I was in a Bad Mood anyway, … Continued

It’s R’s birthday today – no matter how hard he tries to slow down so I can catch up, I’m still managing to be younger than he is, mwahaha – and we’ve had a lovely day. Well at least, I … Continued

Firstly, thank you for all your kind words yesterday – I’m afraid I’m still stiff and sore, but I’ve been much cheered by all your positive messages. And I know that this is just a process I have to go … Continued