Sham
After taking a couple of days to draw breath following the Big Visit, R and I have now launched ourselves into what promises to be a hectic week, with little prospect of downtime, and for me, not many opportunities for … Continued
Lower Mill
I’ve idly wondered for years what it would be like to live within the Cotswold Water Park, and for the next week I’m going to have the chance to find out: this afternoon the Cardiff, Leeds and Shire crews all … Continued
Dragonfly Notspot
This morning I started my road trip at RSPB Newport Wetlands, a reserve I’d never visited before. It’s a former industrial site at the mouth of the River Usk, with good walks through woodland and between the extensive reed beds, … Continued
Guiting Power
Recently, with R’s help, I’ve been trying to knock a few things off my worry list. For several weeks I’d been fretting (in a pretty low-key way, admittedly) about the ride-on mower, which we were told to run at intervals … Continued
New Year’s Eve
R and I went to Stratford for lunch today, as we like to do on New Year’s Eve. At the third time of trying we finally managed a meal at the Turquoise Kitchen (the previous two bookings having had to … Continued
Birthday treats
What a contrast. We went to Compton Verney today, as we also did on my birthday two years ago, when I took one of my favourite ever photos of the lake. Today it was sunny, the temperature was +7 rather … Continued
