Monthly Archives: December 2017

R and I went into Stratford today for a final meal of the year at The Oppo, which has always been one of our favourite restaurants in the area. Over lunch we discussed the high points of 2017, and talked … Continued

You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell … Continued

At the rising of the sun and at its going down We remember them. At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter We remember them. At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of … Continued

A very quiet day today, mainly spent slogging through some back processing. I didn’t even go for a walk, which is poor – but when R came back in from his yomp around the parish he said that the ground … Continued

When I woke up this morning to the sound of a vehicle slushing along the road in front of the house, I realised that Child Two had made the right decision in driving back up to Leeds yesterday – and … Continued

We went for a Boxing Day walk en famille this morning – it was bright, but brisk, and it was amusing to see how many other people were out and about on the same mission, mostly wrapped up like Inuit … Continued

I whisked out of the kitchen during a vegetable hiatus, and took one photo of the lunch table – and then put down the camera and got on with enjoying the day. R and I had a great time with … Continued

It’s been a strange old day. R and I were tired and a bit grumpy; and L and G have horrible colds and have been quiet (G) and fractious (L), except when totally crashed out. H has kept himself pretty … Continued

At one stage of the morning there were five squirrels chasing each other round the near garden, running up and down trees and shrubs, throwing each other off various bird feeders, and generally wreaking mayhem. This one suddenly leapt up … Continued

R, who was out on the razz last night while I sat at home all on my own (sob), arrived back in this morning and bore me off out to Stratford for a soothing bowl of vegetarian pasta at Carluccio’s, … Continued