Busy
Two of R’s oldest friends came down from Northumberland today for a short visit, and through the morning I was as busy as this female Plumpie, helping R to make the house look at least semi-presentable. Not that P and … Continued
Pinch punch
How can it be April already?? Especially given that I still seem to be bogged down in January’s tasks. I need to sort my life out, and soon. Sigh. I did my best today, spending most of it alternately excavating … Continued
Insulation
R and I went to Compton Verney today, to see the exhibition Bruegel to Rembrandt, which I enjoyed very much. We also had a decent salad lunch in the café, and then I left R catching up on emails and … Continued
Insouciant
The sun came back out today, and brought with it the Hairy-footed Flower Bees. When I got tired of chasing them I went for a little wander up and down the lane, and on a whim veered onto the driveway … Continued
Lesser lesson
I don’t have much to say about today: it was cold and dark, and R and I – who had to spend the morning and the first half of the afternoon dealing with the kind of tedious, irritating domestic nonsense … Continued
The joy of spring
I finally got to try out the new power edger today, and it was a lot easier to use than I’d expected – though, to be honest, I think the ground was still a bit too damp, because I had … Continued