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I watched a programme yesterday about the making of haggis. Haggis is the most foul smelling revolting looking dish imaginable but boy it does taste good.here's the story 40% of all haggis made in Scotland is eaten in England by the way Haggis is a

Another good day here and with my back in normal mode I decided to cut the grass. Now it is just a weekly trim I just walk behind the little hover and let it do it's work. I did the front this morning then a break for lunch. I had no re-action from my

I walked over to town for a little shopping in Iceland this morning. The contrast between Sunday and Monday morning is an eye opener. Sunday a few cars in no hurry to get anywhere and pedestrians taking their time wandering across in both directions. Folk

After a morning with patchy cloud the sun won the battle this afternoon and Ellen and me spent some time in the garden. She was lying down soaking up the rays while I did a little weeding interspersed with sitting on my little deckchair. My knees were out

The best weather so far this year,or last for that matter.We have sunshine all the way and no breeze to speak of I spent time in the garden attacking the bad guysand sat awhile.Ilittle white cloud cover forecast for tomorrow the sunshine all the way for

Another sunny day and a colourful visitor. I spotted a goldfinch while having breakfast and took a couple of snaps After lunch the garden beckoned and with a gentle breeze it was ideal for working. Today's project was to clear the grass from the bases

A full day in the garden in glorious weather today. I started this morning on the rose beds while the sun was on the front. I say rose beds they have been colonized by California Poppies self seeded from next door and very colourful they are. I weeded the

Just a quick note here. Jenny should be up and running again later today Folks

Another glorious day here and I have done a little shopping now it is into the garden once more. Yesterday I cleared the grass and debris from under the gooseberry bushes and cut and edged the grass outback.Today I have the front grass to cut and edge and

this weeks photo fun is pristine,a long time since that could be applied to me. Here is the nearest I got as best man at Biffo the Bear's wedding,we both scrubbed up well that day. this horse is in a pristine condition and I think this dandelion clock

I thought I would have no blog today the last blog on a dumb cat and the garden only produced 2 views so they are dropped a subjects and it was just just the normal Sunday walk over town for a little shopping. However today turned out a little

Hooray Jenny has returned to us .As for me wall to wall sunshine again and an afternoon in the garden mostly chatting to neighbours until Ellen came home after a long day. She is over half way through a 12 day unbroken stint finishing Friday.She worked

The sun finally managed to penetrate a blanket of cloud at around 2:30. Not brilliant sushine as the last week or so but improving as time went on.Then around 3:30 the sun got serious and the temps climbed into the low 80s in my little sun trap. Not very

Today the summer went away again and a dark and left a cold dark rainy day With this meaning I would be indoors a lot I decided to drag out and update my old computer I retreived from Ellen's X before he could abscond with it. The idea was to have it in

I received a pair if sandals today just in time for the rain. Still they did spark a memory of a nice summer walk with Margaret many years ago. On a nice day we decided to lunch at the beach so made some buns up and stowed them together with

I skipped breakfast this morning there is nothing to watch as from today. I have removed my bird feeders from the garden,the cats caught another 2 yesterday.It is heartbreaking to watch.It is no good me attracting the birds for them to kill. It's

Ok a problem to solve,I like solving problems. The cats have been catching birds too many birds. The birds have all been fledglings plus 2 nestlings which were really beaten up and already dead I think. Solution 1 shoot the cats, tempting but nope

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I have two selections for this week. This is a chubby robin. And this type of screwdriver is called a chubby

On a rainy day like today when I am cabined up with two cats one who likes the rain and runs in and out demanding to be dried(Sooty) to the other who hates the rain and wants me to make it stop (Zazzles) light relief can be found on here. First thing was

Today is the wedding of some old family friend's son. Daniel by name and a nice lad. A big swanky occasion this and Ellen was in a dither this morning getting ready. The rain stopped which pleased her because she had to go to the hairdresser for a make up

A funny day here weather-wise with the sun and clouds battling for supremacy. with this is mind a flashed the pass for my Sunday jaunt to town. Nothing exciting to report on the food I bought just the same good bargains.I did get a 6 for the price of 4

On the problem of a cat feeder there are several requirements. The food containers have to be a lot higher off the ground with a shelf of some sort to stop the food falling to the floor and tempting the birds down. All round visibility is a must cats

Well another birthday draws to a close and I feel no older. Stephen was round earlier with a bottle of 10 year old Irish malt whiskey for me,that will hit the spot right enough. Gemma followed with a cute little sign from her and Carl.It's hung on the

Just a quickie A sunny day in prospect so grass cutting is top of the agenda A lovely start to the day for me I have the first visitors to the bird feeder this morning and they are having a rare old time.Off to start work,have fun today folks.

Another bright morning as reported in my morning blog and as promised I cut and strimmed the grass, I had it all finished by 11. While mowing the back I spotted this bloom. Do you remember how I found that thick stemmed plant growing? I left it to see

The miniature white roses are starting to bloom in the front garden,the pinks and reds won't be far behind.There is also a little more colour appearing out the back. Here's a tip for you,never take the rise off woman washing her car if you have to pass by

Zazzles is collarless again this time for keeps. I spotted him this morning down in the blackcurrant bushes thrashing around. Upon investigation I noticed he had somehow hooked his collar around a branch and was struggling to pull it off. I managed to

origin of gargantuan late 16th century: from Gargantua, the name of a voracious giant in Rabelais' book of the same name Nothing around here is really gargantuan so I have 3 of the largest things I have shots of This family tent for weekend camping is

Very heavy rain and stormy winds blew through overnight leaving a trail of debris as usual.The haul from my garden was,a watering can,I know the owner of that,a beach ball, various pieces of plastic packing and a large cutting from a privet hedge. My

It is the wee small hours now in my corner of the world 1:50am. My house guests are sleeping,the wind and rain have buggered off,my evening chat with Jenny has long gone and I just watched a documentary on the goggle box. Now I have a bottle of beer to

Nothing much to report today,after a calm start the day is now very windy but at least it's dry. I flashed the pass for my Sunday morning trip over the bridge. Only two shops to visit today as Ellen picked my pipe fodder up yesterday. With more time to

A much calmer day today with the sun trying to win the battle of the skies. The cats have kept me entertained for a little while this morning. Sooty playing hide and seek waiting to pounce on any passing toy mice. Meanwhile Zazzles was hiding behind the

Tin openers,scissors,tin snips,cameras,cam-corders with foldout screens,printers,computer keyboard and mouse. What do the above have in common? Well they are just a few of the everyday items made for right handed people.You can buy left handed versions

I am off to visit my mother this morning.It is a really beautiful day and the hills in the distance remind me of a trip there in 2011. Enjoy the English lakes if you have a few moments,such beauty on my doorstep I am very lucky.The video is from my You

A lovely morning and a trip to mothers was the order of the day. The cats were having their morning nap so I left them provisions and wandered off over the bridge and through the little haven. Plenty of colour starting to spread in there now,a lovely

Another fine day so it is grass cutting day. I did the front and that was all finished by 10. This afternoon I have the two back patches to mow and strim and as it it is not too long ago since I trimmed it last a nice simple job,it just takes time of

A trip to the doctor for my regular check up today brought good news, all is fine and dandy and I don't have to go back unless something drops off.He told me considering the drastic change in lifestyle bringing added stress,Sooty and his terrible

If it is raining all day and he can't play out? Well have some food,race around the house with his brother causing havoc,nip out for a pee,race around the house some more and then fall asleep for 3 hours. A perfect solution to a rainy day

O.E.D. Definition of detritus noun [mass noun] waste or debris of any kind:the streets were foul with detritus gravel, sand, silt, or other material produced by erosion. organic matter produced by the decomposition of organisms. Under that broad

A small glitch on my computer. When it goes to sleep the little bugger won't wake up again so I turned the sleep mode off until I figured it out.A little problem to solve that's always fun. I had a couple of inquiries about how the border of wild and

It is time to assess the impact of my lodgers. This will be in two parts part one about learning to live with the cats. Ellen and the cats moving back in with me after I had lived alone for 13 years was a massive change in my lifestyle. For the cats in

The Sweet William are really starting to show now this bloom is the largest with 5 more close behind and some just breaking through. Sooty is a great one for washing he will wash anybody or anything. One of his favourite victims is a sleeping Zazzles

This part deals with the arrival of Ellen a much harder adjustment in someways. I live in a small 3 bedroom house with only one lounge or living room 18ft x12ft so space is tight. Ellen's room is the largest of the bedrooms and needs to be. She has more

Spell checkers don't recognise the word blog. Although it is an abbreviation of the word Weblog it is in the O.E.D so why is it not in the American dictionary that spellcheck uses? A little tale of Zazzles. Yesterday Ellen heard his distinct let me in