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We had rain this morning and that scuppered my plans for a 3 miler down to the village and up along Thorney to the beach. Instead I found myself cabined up with two cats who wanted me to stop the rain. I did notice a couple of bright spots in the garden

Do you want to hear something funny? Our weather people have said that after this week we are in for a long dry hot spell right into August. Predictions of this kind from those bozos usually brings rain and lots of it. Don't hold your breath fellow Brits

Just a short note before Jenny rings. This is Margaret's rose today, now fully opened and a paler colour,the colour will change again. I love this quote. I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the

I have 5 buds very close together on Margaret's rose too close to all get space to open,now do I lop the 3 smaller ones off to leave room for the bigger ones. Does anybody out there know anything about roses me being a veggie grower all my life know

A rainy morning here meant being cabined up with two bored cats and of course bored cats get up to no good. Luckily around midday the clouds parted and we had sunshine for the rest of the day with a promise of more and warmer nay even hot weather for the

This weeks photo topic is altitude. I have three simple ones for you today A helicopter, a plane and a kite I can't of a better way to symbolise altitude than this,it's simple but that's OK

A gorgeous day here on the wild north west coast of England. We have had wall to wall sunshine with temps in my little suntrap of a garden reaching 78f. This coupled with a very high humidity made for a close sticky sort of day. I cut the grass this

My neighbours John and Pauline have just returned from a few days away. I keep my eye on the house whenever they shoot off,checking for mail or newspapers sticking out of the letter box and doing a morning and nightly walk around their back garden making

A warm hazy morning for my stroll over the bridge,with only pipe fodder and milk for the cat to get I decided to walk both ways as I would have no frozen food to carry. I cut through the little haven as usual but decided to show you the little areas

Zazzles sporting his orange foot,when he got home the paint covered all of his leg. Remember this little flower I showed you about a week ago? Well today I thought I better have a good look as it has spread at an alarming rate and taking over the

Temps up in the 80s since lunch and still are 85 in the house with all doors and windows open,88 in the shad outside at it's peak,great weatherI hope for a lot more but a week is the longest we get. I got a new toy today as did Jenny,I can't tell you what

Another cracking day here and with the cats taking a morning siesta I decided on a walk on the beach. So with camera, 2 drinks and a few butties stowed I headed off. I took a few snaps along the way mostly on a big zoom (well as big as this little camera

On looking round the room this morning I decided it was time for a clear up,something I am not used to doing because I don't leave mess. Before taking the rug and mats out and vacuuming I cleared my guest's junk. From Ellen,1 pair of shoes,a top of some

Another hot day here,this afternoon it got really skin leakingly muggy. I did no work after the tidy up this morning just lounged in the garden or in here reading mostly and watching the cats make a mess again,Sooty has already brought a big twig back to

I have embraced the touch screen technology. The little tablet I bought is a gem and once my fingers got used to jabbing the screen very simple to use and the 9" screen is a perfect size for an E book reader,download free. In fact there doesn't seem to be

A couple of ideas on the theme not very original but they fit

A lovely morning again here so after posting my snaps for Summer's photo fun I put the back door on the safety chain which leaves enough of a gap for the cats but nothing bigger and collected camera,drink and a chocolate bar, stowed them into my back pack

Just a couple or three bits from yesterday before I enjoy another glorious day. I checked on the calorie count as I didn't have a clue to what I should use on a walk. My profile for weight etc tell me a walk for pleasure should burn around 240 an hour

I finally remembered to ask my neighbour John about the plant with little flowers I culled last week,they are Fumaria Officinalis,there are 50 known varieties of which Officinalis is a common one.John rattled off the name straight away but then he does

The sun shone again so my Sunday morning shopping trip was a walk both ways clocking up 4.1 miles on the pedometer in perfect walking conditions,just enough breeze to keep things fresh. I only had pipe fodder and a trip to Cooltrader today so plenty of

The sunshine party ended this morning and it was back to reality with a bump.I awoke to slate grey skies with no sign at all of our yellow friend. All ideas about zooming off somewhere were cancelled. I wandered on to the front and found my neighbour

Our Government like most in the world is filled with idiots of the first degree,some of the bills they get through amaze me. We are in a time of tightening belts and saving money so they tell us and our prime minister said in a speech not long ago "We are

Today dawned bright and sunny so I decided it was a day for a trip somewhere. With my free bus travel pass I can travel anywhere within the local area so Windermere in the Lake District,The old market town of Kendal or Grange over Sands were my picks. I

Another fine day,a little hazy at first but it soon cleared. After spending yesterday walking on concrete which took it's toll on my feet and back today I decided I needed grass under my feet. I headed for the beach via the golf course and doubled back

Another good day and warming up nicely,it is 76 as I write this and it's not II:30 yet. I had a nice surprise when I came down this morning,a white poppy has bloomed in the garden and a couple more cornflowers have popped out as well. Ellen left money to

Today turned into a scorcher in my little garden suntrap,hit 90 around the hottest part of the day which is usually about 3 o'clock.Thankfully the humidity has dropped to under 70 but is still very sticky. I decided against an afternoon stroll with a warm

I am off out soon another very warm morning and getting warmer by the minute. 78f with 86% humidity when I came down at just before 6 Before I go here is my take on Summer's horizontal. 3 horizontal zones here horses on the horizon 2 cat

If you read my earlier blog you will have noticed my intention to go on a morning stroll which I did. With the temps already rising I set of at 9 for a stroll along the prom as far as the bridge. Here I crossed the road to the park and the wooded area

Today has dawned bright,sunny and warm again,a fella could get used to this.It is already 78f in here and it's only just gone 7am.It hit 100f in the sun and 91f in the shade yesterday,more of that will do. I think I might save any walking for this evening

As I was sitting in the front garden one of the fishermen came along and asked if I could use a couple of Cod steaks. Well that didn't prove to be a problem, one in the freezer and one in the fridge for dinner. I will mix up a beer batter make some chips

The sun had a day off yesterday but today it is back in it's full splendor.We are in for a hot one,bring it on. After a lazy day yesterday today I wandered off to mothers.I have put some photos of places that will interest her on a pen drive for her to

After yesterday's exertions I had decided today would be a rest day,no walks,no gardening just relaxing and thinking up a recipe for making a one dish wonder for dinner which I find very relaxing as I do with all cooking. Well all this is going to happen

You may remember in the years BC ( before cats) I had a bird bath and feeder on a pedestal.Well that had to go and I bought the high rise version,this works fine but of course there is only a dish big enough for drinking water. The birds really need a

After my mornings work on the bird bath this afternoon I turned to the garden again but before I bore you with that here is the regular morning stand off between Sooty and Peggy. Sooty's exit route is halfway along Allan's wall and down through his

When I finished the high rise bird bath yesterday my thoughts turned to the pedestal and what I could use it for.It is ornamental and needed a top of some kind. I hit on the idea of the mixing bowl I used for the gooseberries yesterday and decided that

A visit to see the nurse at the surgery today for my monthly check to make sure my meds don't need adjusting. Just blood pressure and a chat basically Blood pressure was 128/70 and pulse 78 and my cut off point is 150/90 so she was well pleased and

An interesting morning here.firstly on my morning garden patrol with my faithful sidekick Sooty I spotted a few of these,looking on the wildflower site they seem to be Fairy foxglove. After breakfast and the sun starting to warm the place up I heard

I awoke late around 7:15 and already it was warm and it got warmer so at 9 I decided on picking some blackcurrants for Allan and Sue. I spent an hour bending over picking the little fruits and my back didn't like it one little bit. I collected 4lb before

Today is a big day in my grandsons Carl's life. He was 19 earlier in the week and tomorrow he flies the coop. He landed a job in a holiday camp on the edge of the Lake district national park on trial. His original ideas about career were scuppered by an

A cold grey morning and the buzz-saw purring of Sooty greeted me on awakening. As I stirred myself and sat on the side of the bed I also heard the sound of summer rain falling gently on my window pain and realised summer may be over for us. If so it

My Grandson Carl moved to his new home on site yesterday.He left on the afternoon train and Gemma went along and helped him move in before getting the train home.I bet she shed a few tears on the train thinking about leaving her baby brother behind.Being

The postie brought me a lovely gift this morning in the form of a card from Summer.Thanks Summer it is in pride of place on my little cabinet,well it is until the cats decide it's a toy then it will be moved to higher ground. Link is on the card

Back with short blog number three if you are still awake. This afternoon the sun came out after a bad morning as it did yesterday so I did my little patrol,accompanied as always by Sooty. I spotted a new comer in this flower,not unlike the fairy foxglove

47 years ago today I married the girl of my dreams and when she died all too soon 34 years later she was still the girl of my dreams still my bride .Our lives together ended but my love for dear sweet Margaret didn't die with her it lives on in my heart

I went for a nice stroll down memory lane this morning. I toddled off to the beach,on to the sand and walked along through rock pools just as I starting doing with Margaret over 40 years ago.The water didn't seem as cold back then but we were young and

A cool damp morning gave way to a cooler wet afternoon. No chance of a stroll today and I have my knees covered up again,and my arms come to that.I had a lovely quiet morning,Ellen at work and the cats off on a two hour adventure,I could almost forget