Merit Beauty Retrospect

Broken record. Rain for the next two weeks … at least. So far, no new storms. Just pitter-patter with sun in between. I am not complaining about the sun. We’ve got the potholes from hell on our roads – in… Continue Reading

A couple of Parle Moi de Parfum

It’s February. Goodbye January and good riddance? Boy, was it wet and yuck here. Tuesday morning is our first spring tide (neap tide) of the year. Is today Groundhog Day in the US? We had a second storm come through… Continue Reading

A Little Bit of Houbigant

Yet another storm, Ingrid, moved through our area last week. Gale force winds for hours. Now, rain. We’re due rain for at least two weeks. I’ve got an orthodontic appointment early evening when the worst of today’s rain is due.… Continue Reading

Ah, Pizza

Silly string. I’ll just leave that there. Mid-January. If I could only wring out the lawn…  But! The daffs are coming up, the daphne smells outrageously good. A rabbit ventured out of its burrow the other day. I guess you’re… Continue Reading

A short visit with Uncle Serge

January. The meh month, as far as I’m concerned. I know a lot of people dislike February given it feels like the ongoing drag of winter, but for me it’s January. And, we’re raining again. Flooding last week; today’s forecast… Continue Reading

Start out as you mean to go on?

Happy entry into 2026. We marked it with Indian food (loads) and ate it for several days after.  As ever the weather did whoopsie doodle: freezing on NYE and warm and grey on NY day. The past few days have… Continue Reading

Five Things

Happy post Xmas etc. It was … fine. Which was really nice. Not fraught, good food (though I’ve realised that after eating the leftovers for lunch through the 28th that Xmas food is too rich for me for more than… Continue Reading