The vernal equinox has to be one of my favourite days of the year. Doesn’t matter if it’s rain or shine – always makes me happy to mark the shift from winter to spring. The weather here has turned much… Continue Reading
It’s been all over the media that we’ve been in a pandemic for a year now (though the virus was likely floating around – and probably in a lot of places, it seems – for significantly longer than that). A… Continue Reading
The sun’s out. It’s cold, and will be for a couple more days, but then it looks like maybe, just maybe, we’ll start seeing the beginning of spring. Certainly, the spring flowers continue to do their thing, but I don’t… Continue Reading
I realise the groundhog said six more weeks of winter. Thankfully, however, we seem to have moved into a transition phase. It’s been sunny for several days (and should continue to be for at least the next two weeks) and… Continue Reading
I birthdayed last week (surprisingly pleasant for happening during lockdown) and got my first covid jab on the weekend. Sore arm and feeling a bit exhausted which is what friends have reported (body of this post was written last week… Continue Reading
Happy Valentine’s Day (as this is being uploaded on Sunday). We had some raspberry/chocolate marshmallows. Years ago – well, decades (a lifetime?) – I studied Shotokan karate. My teacher (the sensei) liked to use a word conglomeration of patience and… Continue Reading
We’re about to enter four very cold (for here) days – Beast from the East II. Previous BftE a few years ago gave us the only decent snow I’ve seen in this country in ages. I like snow. I have… Continue Reading