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We had a very high tide and strong winds today with roads closed and the village cut off completely.more to come tomorrow,Oh goodie www.nwemail.co.uk/home/update-4-37pm-cum bria-coast-lashed-by-storms-barrow-hit-c oast-road-closed-trains-cancelled-1.1113

A much calmer drier day today although the wind is bitingly cold. I decided to flash the pass for my trip to town and clambered aboard the bus where I met two of the Dot's we have around. These were Irish Dot and just Dot. I spent the trip listening to

A better day and Zazzles exhausted after play

I'm late on parade today.

Another cold wet day here with heavy rain clouds rolling in,it was another wet one. Luckily we haven't got the storms that Jenny has down her neck of the woods but it was certainly a day for watching sport on the goggle box. There were 3 rugger and 2

A reminder of happier times when my old friend Peggy was around.Peggy would come to see me daily sometimes 2 or 3 times for any scraps I might have.She would gladly let the sparrows join her. The photo is from 2011,I was sitting on my little garden chair

Today dawned a much better day than we have seen of late, the sun is shining and the wind has gone. I was late starting so I flashed the pass for my trip to town. First stop Morrisons for pipe fodder,then B&M for Mustard,Pickle,Coffee,Glass cleaner

I went to see mother today.The weather was dry with a threat of rain so I flashed the pass and bused it. The old girl is in good fettle and she was very pleased when I gave her an electric paper shredder,she had been cutting all her mail up with

We have just had a red weather warning for winds in excess of 80mph maybe reaching 100mph.Red warnings mean take action so that what I will do making sure everything is tied down or stowed away.I hope we don't lose power or the roof.The storm is forecast

We had a real blow starting at 4pm. The winds were up to 80mph and are only slackening down to 50 to 60mph in he last hour and it's 10pm.The winds are forecast to fall to 40mph in the early hours. Plenty of damaged houses falling,trees up rooted and roads

A much calmer day here the wind is only gusting to 40mph now,a brief respite however because we have another big storm heading in tomorrow. Lots of damage here on the island and over the bridge with roads closed due to fallen trees and damaged buildings

We are a lot better weather wise with no flags up for winds today or tomorrow.Of course storm paths are erratic but at the moment it seems to be coming up the country farther east.we do however have yellow flags for snow from early afternoon until

I received a letter and an E.Mail today both concerning money. The E.mail was from my energy supplier.The power companies finally got our greedy Government to drop the extra tax they had levied at them.This means my prices or gas and electricity have

At last a nice sunny morning so it was walking gear on and off to town for my Sunday trip. The walk to the shops is not scenic by any means but it is a walk none the less. I set off early so I wasn't rushing and had a nice stroll over.It was good to

Hello folks back to normal here with wall to wall rain,at least there are no gales. I am on the laptop this morning,it was time to fire it up and let the awaiting updates install. So I thought I would say hello from here.I should have this switched on

Another dry if cloudy day here so I started work on modifying the high level bird feeder,more on that as work progresses. My on going mission is to introduce Ellen to good home cooking.She can cook right enough but only plain boring food.I have made

I finished my modified bird feeder today. With the ground being so soft with the rain the old set up was struggling to get a firm grip. The solution was the old laundry whirly pole which is set in a cubic foot of concrete. I used the top two sections of

I am having a busy day here. This morning I decided it was time to move my computer back along the wall to the window looking into the garden,the garden is a mess of course but it's a great place for bird watching while I breakfast.I had made my mind up

With the sun shining I made a break for freedom this morning and took a stroll along the beach. Although the sun was out a bitter wind reminded me it is still February.There were a few hardy dog walkers scurrying along just in a hurry get off the beach

Our Government will go down as the most cold hearted vindictive one in our history. They have a policy of badgering people with long any term serious illness to find work of some sort.This is just the latest in a long line of the strong arm tactics gone

It is going to be an interesting few days here. Ellen is going to meet her beau Colin in Blackpool after work and will be there until Wednesday.There is a purpose to this visit,they are looking for accommodation suitable for them and the cats. When they