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The day dawned warm with a slight mist that soon lifted and left a pleasant morning with the promise of sun later. After a leisurely coffee,toast and honey breakfast watching the birds I checked on supplies needed and wandered to the shop. It was slow

After a very wet day yesterday this morning was dry but the rain would soon appear.I walked over to town with Stephen as per usual nowadays. I snapped a shot of some mussels bagged up and ready to go on the beach,there were 20 bags all filled by hand with

I have a chicken casserole going at the moment and the smell of the herbs particularly the rosemary and thyme reminds me of the smell often emanating from my maternal grandparents house. That smell signaled my granddad's favourite dish was on the hob

A nice dry day for a trip to Iceland. I found some colour at last,not a lot but a sign of spring at last. I took the following snaps along the prom. The shopping was routine and I was back home in about an hour with nothing to do but wait for the

Nothing much happening here on a sunshine and showers day so here is a little snapshot of the lives of two cats. Zazzles resting after causing mayhem around the house. Meanwhile Sooty paid a visit to Janine and Luiz wanted him to read his book while he

A lovely sunny day here,so I was up with the sparrows and stared my chores,firstly feeding the cats of course,they watched me dish their breakfast up then promptly vanished into the garden and beyond on an adventure.Next I sorted the bird feeders out and

After two bitterly cold days today feels positively tropical with temps hitting 50f that's around 10 in new money. The sun is shining from a cloudless sky so a stroll over to town for my delayed shopping trip.I had a gander round Home Bargains and was

Another lovely day here so a walk along the beach to Thorny Nook was the thing to do.I didn't want to walk too far from home after yesterday's gardening session and on this route I was sure of a lift home if my back started acting the oil can. A raise of

What do these two have in common? well at first glance they are not much to look at,but this is mother nature,take a closer look. This is a garden pest as we all know but in sharp focus with a little jiggery pokery with the background colours to bring out

I thought to hang the photo of the Dandelion just because I like it so wanted a companion for it.I came across this photo of a bee on a daisy I snapped in 2012 and decided that would fit the bill. So I took down the two photos of vintage tractors from

A busy day in the homestead today. Ellen and Colin wandered off into town for the ingredients for tomorrow's Easter dinner,which they are cooking by the way. In the meantime I cut and strimmed the front grass and then I took a lunch break before attacking

A sunny morning here and with no Sunday shopping trip and with my back recovering well from the grass cutting I decided to clear some of the undergrowth to let some daylight at the seedings popping up. I just finished the borders when the weather changed

Another nice sunny day here after a dull start so I was back into the garden. I cleared the three small patches I made last year but didn't turn them over but just raked the surface for some wild flower seeds.I wasn't sure if I should sow anything this

No sun today a rather hazy gloomy day but warm enough.I wandered over to Iceland and arrived smack on half eight just as the doors opened. I did my shopping parted with £40 arranged delivery for 1pm and ambled back towards the bridge. I took a long shot

It was a warm but muggy morning and I was off to visit my old mam. I decided on a 30 minute bus ride to get to the top of the hill near her house.The reason for this was to visit How Tun woods an ancient woodland being restored to it's former state or as

After yesterday's walk in the woods the old body is creaking a bit today but it is not too bad. The reason I walk? read on. Bernard mentioned on my blog yesterday that I do get about a bit. This is true I have always been one for long hikes and exploring

I wandered over to town this morning just to get some pipe fodder because no other shopping was needed today,this changed when remembered a loaf wouldn't go amiss. With this in mind I popped into Heron foods and picked one up. Now Heron food in not your

I spied some bluebells at the far end of the green where the cats play so toddled off clutching my camera to take a look see. There is a nice display there,I think Bimbo dumped a couple when he was clearing a trench for his wall foundations a few years

Two busy days on the trot here. Yesterday after I showed you the snaps of the neighbours gardens I grabbed some lunch and set too mowing the back garden. All went well and after prepping dinner I strimmed all the edges as well, a job well done. Today

A lot of things change on our winding path through life,one of these is our status of course. But this is about personal standing in the family pecking order. When I was a boy I was always being asked if I was Jim's boy and this carried on into