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All the lovely flowering saplings in the top left of this photo have now gone. Such a shame... Sunday: We had some much appreciated sunshine here and some laundry was quickly hung from the rigging. It’s been ages since I was able to wash, air dry, and

When my car was new, some 10 years ago, I used to spend most Sunday mornings washing it and keeping it clean. I’m always up before my son and cleaning the car early on a Sunday morning usually meant I wouldn’t be ‘bothered’ by the chatterbox who lived 2

The situation in the UK at the moment puts me in mind of Dad’s Army. For those that might not know, this was a sitcom about the British militia called the Home Guard during the second world war, and was broadcast from the late 1960’s to the late 1970’s.

With all the craziness in the shops at present, we have started to ration our supplies. Normally I’d make a batch of green lentil ‘bolognaise’ that would feed 4 so I can freeze half of it, but this time I stretched it to feed 5 and gave myself a smaller

Recently, I’ve had 2 interviews for the same supermarket, different branches. The first interview went very well, so I thought, though I never heard back from them. The supervisor had been on leave, but she’s now supposedly been back for 5 days; no news

Foccacia - made by my son. This week, my car was due its MOT (road worthiness certificate) and previously, the garage had told me that my wiper blades were rubbish; not the words he used but I’m being polite lol. I popped to a large out of town outlet,

This week, I’ve managed to get some supplies in. Usually we have a good stock here, mainly because of winter but also because of Brexit uncertainty. Recently though the supplies have dwindled, mainly due to financial concerns and I was becoming