Snow
We got up this morning to a light overnight dusting of snow. It was still bitterly cold, and as R had to be in Stratford this morning for an appointment with his optometrist, I thought it would be a nice … Continued
Crystalline
Today the family descended on us again, but this time in joint celebration of the grandsons’ birthdays – the Boy Wonder having achieved the grand old age of 5 a few days ago, and the Baby Brother turning 2 in … 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
One perfect rose
I know it’s only two days since I was celebrating the fact that the solitary bees could be emerging just a couple of months from now, but I do find it worrying that my Iceberg rose is still flowering in … Continued
Saving the best till last
We have become a grandmother. M. Thatcher, 1989 Baby B was born in Cardiff in the small hours of New Year’s Eve, to the absolute delight of a quartet of cheering grandparents. His story, and that of his parents, is … Continued
Fun in the snow
Unlike some areas of the country, we had just a dusting of snow in the Vale last night – not enough to be disruptive, fortunately, but not enough to be photogenic either. Even Broadway, when R and I went out … Continued
The lone tree in winter
I’ve been eyeing this tree for a couple of years now, every time I’ve driven the road between Pershore and Croome. But there’s no obvious place to stop, and a lot of cars use the road – often quite fast … Continued