After breakfast, during which the Boy Wonder out-did both of his grandparents in the number of freshly-cooked croissants he managed to demolish, the menfolk went into the garden to play on the swing. Having tidied the kitchen, I went to … Continued
Compared to other parts of the country we had it easy, but even here Storm Chandra made it a pretty vile day. Apart from a quick trip out to fulfil two essential errands and indulge in a coffee stop, we … Continued
This morning I had to go to the Farncombe Estate, on Fish Hill above Broadway, because this is where my hairdresser is currently based. Afterwards I swung down into the village, which provided me with a decent cup of coffee … Continued
Having ended the old year with a surfeit of steak, R and I decided to begin the new one with some healthy exercise, so we went to Croome for a walk – down to the lake, along the river to … Continued
Today was concert day so I was running against the clock, but I had to go to Stratford this morning, and I was rattling around the house trying to gather keys, phone, glasses, etc. as quickly as possible so I … Continued
The weather seesawed back to ‘Dreary’ today, and I felt the need of some bird therapy. There were no interesting bird alerts anywhere within a fifty-mile radius though, so I took the line of least resistance and went up to … Continued
“Looks like a Mistle Thrush,” said someone next to me. “You don’t see many of them.” “I don’t think so,” I said. “It’s not pale enough.” “Hmm. I think it is.” “Plus,” I said, “It sounds like a Song Thrush. … Continued
It was another bright but very cold day, and R and I took ourselves off to Croome for a walk around the park, and then lunch. Everywhere was pretty quiet, bird-wise, but I was interested to spot a couple of … Continued
