…and a bit of etc. Saturday afternoon lying in the garden on the park-type bench that moved with me from London and was refurbed a few years ago. We’re having another bit of Indian summer (sun, blue sky, high 70s)… Continue Reading
So, wave bye to September. I woke up Saturday morning, did the general errands required, got home and just felt like a wet noodle. Beyond autumn into winter not being my favourite time of year I think I’m just weary… Continue Reading
Happy autumn? In the comments on last week’s post, Tom noted how annoying some people can be about New York bagels. I don’t think I’m too bad, but I do have strong opinions on them. In any case, this led… Continue Reading
For forty day and forty nights … No, not really. Just overnight for a deluge, like a serious one where the creek is at its banks and the field is saturated. We’re back to wet and grey, though not terribly… Continue Reading
More hot weather… We’ve had a rather strange summer. It’s sort of been, when it’s hot, it’s outrageous for here, and the rest of the time, it’s been cool/grey/wet/humid to the max/windy and gales. This past week was hot. Like,… Continue Reading
Happy September? I’m emerging from a week’s holiday at home. As I said last week, it’s been more than a year since I’ve had time off. So, this past week was really really necessary. About half way through it I… Continue Reading
So, as I write this I just really want to take a nap. I’m now officially on holiday for a bit over a week, the first real time off in more than a year. I’m sort of astonished at how… Continue Reading