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It rained for most of the day and I didn’t get out into the garden until after lunch, when it suddenly cleared and the sun came out; luckily the dry spell also brought out a lot of hungry bugs, so … Continued

I’ve managed to find a couple of excuses for zooming about in my new car today: this morning there was an alto section rehearsal in Chipping Campden, which I didn’t really want to go to, but suddenly found it vital … Continued

Flower Friday with a DIY twist: I did the roof all by myself! My collection appointment in Coventry was at 10.30am, and it was 1pm when the MX-5 and I finally made it back into Stratford-upon-Avon, where I fell on … Continued

I first spotted him yesterday; he was fast and I couldn’t get focus on him (and I didn’t have my glasses on), and therefore I think it’s forgivable that my first thought was Common Carder bee. But there was something … Continued

The received wisdom about these little brown butterflies is that they eat honeydew from the surface of leaves, rather than drinking nectar – but I stalked this one round the front garden for about quarter of an hour while it … Continued

After dropping off the final documentation for my car number plate transfer at the garage in Coventry, and waiting while they made new plates for my old car and fitted them (really, DVLA? Are you perhaps trying to make this … Continued

I’ve had to take it pretty easy today, suffering the inevitable joint reaction to all the running about I did at the weekend. But I decided to go for a walk along the river in Evesham this afternoon, looking for … Continued

Three blips in one day! I’m zorsted. I had a blessedly good homeward journey from Lancashire yesterday, and arrived in time to watch some Saturday evening BBC4 noir, spill a full glass of red wine across an expensive hand-knotted carpet, … Continued

This was the venue for the wedding of my cousin Helen and her fiancé Jon – a very happy occasion, in a charming setting. I took this view as we arrived, when the Hall was set up ready for the … Continued

If you ever feel the need to stay at an hotel on a mud flat, in humidity of 90+%, enveloped by an all-embracing miasma of pig slurry, and with the room thermostats centrally set to Heston Blumenthal Slow Roast, just … Continued