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Well that's the big break over and life returns to normal here. The greeting cards are down the tree is by the door waiting for a lift upstairs. Today is the first dry day of a spell so I wandered over the bridge to pick up some pipe fodder. It is

Here is the first of the photos for Summer's venture. Today's subject is apples. This apple tree is beyond human reach on the channel side so plenty for the little creatures. Hot apple turnover with vanilla ice cream very tasty Apples in

What should I get for mother? My mother's birthday is fast approaching.As the years roll by it is increasing difficult to find a gift to suit.Christmas has only just passed and the first gift idea went then. It is not as though her birthday is of

I had the results of my delayed ECG today. Everything is in working order.It was only a routine test but there is always a niggling doubt until the results are in. The doctor was pleased with that and the results of tweaking my b/p tablets so all in all

Today is Jenny's birthday ,I first met Jenny on Q&A when I was new to this computer lark and we have developed a firm friendship since then. She rings me every night around eleven for 56 or 57 minutes. I have an alarm on to tell us because we get one

I wandered off this morning hoping to get a good walk in,the weather was dull and a tad above freezing but dry. That all changed rapidly and a wall of needle sharp fine drizzle attacked me. So I cut the walk short and returned home. What to do on another

Today's theme is elegance I have three examples of what elegance means to me. The elegance of nature in the swan the elegance of engineering in the E type Jaguar and the elegance of my grand daughter Gemma in her prom gown,taken

As I wandered over the bridge this morning for a little shopping I spotted a double decker bus heading my way. They are not in regular use nowadays but are used on occasion for special events. This is a Leyland built in 1982 and once a regular on the

The overnight snow missed us and a mild night prevented frost. The Lakeland fells got a dusting so as it was bright just after lunch I decided to take a look see. I got booted and layered up grabbed my camera and headed for the bridge. The weather was

A really beautiful day here,just right for a walk over the tops to visit mother. I have taken some photos along the route so you get an idea of the terrain,it's pretty steep in places. The day was a lot clearer and I got better shots of the Lake District

I have a son Stephen and a daughter Ellen as some of you know. Whereas Stephen is a quiet calm fella Ellen has fire in her belly. She inherits it from her mother Margaret who did not suffer fools gladly and wasn't afraid to tell them. Ellen has this same

The day started well,a very cold morning but dry so I wandered over to get some pipe fodder. From then on the day went down hill. I have lost my Dicken's collection of e books,a rogue flash drive ate them. Wanted to replace them I joined Amazon,filling

The day started dry but with a wicked easterly wind that could cut through steel,no walk today for me besides I had the kitchen to sort out. The old washing machine was cluttering the middle of the kitchen and with a kitchen 12x9 ft and work surfaces,

The subject is long: My grand daughter Gemma long legs Why the long face Fella ? Long stems in the wild flower patch The best view of the long climb from the halfway point

The shiny tin sat there on the shelf in the local shop saying buy me, buy me. I lingered,this was a blast from the past,a reminder of childhood days in the early 50s. I tried to ignore it and walk away after all is said and done this is a heart attack in

There was a brief battle between Zeus and Chione here today. Chione is the Goddess of snow and she thought to sprinkle us with some this morning,lightly at first then heavier starting to coat everything with a dusting of white. This must have upset Zeus

Early last night I had locked everything up as tight as a politicians wallet and settled down for a nice cosy night. I had no sooner sat down when there was a banging on the door. After unlocking everything again,I have draught proof fittings,there stood

We have had flurries of snow again today,not lots just enough for me to curtail my walk and head back to the cabin. I only got 1 mile in today,maybe tomorrow I'll have more luck. I decided on poached eggs on toast for lunch,after a bowl of Mushroom soup

We were promised snow and a lot of it today,starting in the early afternoon and getting heavier into the night.We are told this snow is likely to be 2" deep,that's right 2" and there is a panic. That amount of snow is a trifle to most countries that have

the weather folk said the rain would turn to snow and in one hour it turned everything white then went away

The snow has all gone and the day was fair to middling so after an early lunch I went for a stroll along the beach path. There were plenty of dog walkers around but the tide had receded past the rocks to the sand banks. this meant I had little chance of

Today's photo theme is Journey,Well due to lousy weather and lack of funds the last real trip out I had was to visit Jenny in Devon. Here are some snaps of the ruggedly beautiful coast,so different from the flat beaches we have here. The two beauties

Not as big an oops as Jenny's After the egg juggling and the washing machine episode another mishap that made me chuckle. I was warming soup up earlier and having buttered some bread I filled a mug with hot water. This is to warm the mug of course which

A interesting morning here. After checking my freezers I decided they needed a top up so I wandered off to Iceland. There the drama started the machine refused my card. Bugger, I paid cash,luckily I had enough on me, told them the delivery time slot I

Well what is in a name? here are some that appeal to me. In children's literature the marvelously named Jemima Puddle-Duck a creation of Beatrix Potter springs to mind. In sport the footballer Titus Bramble conjures up the name of a solid strong player

Today wasn't all daydreaming about names that amused me. I decided on a pasta bake for lunch something I like but don't make often enough. I put some pasta on to boil and in the meantime cut some bacon into strips and stir fried them.Setting them aside I

A good subject for the season,here are a couple. birds on the partially frozen lake My favourite sort of ice a choc ice

We have had a clear blue sky all day today but the wind has been as sharp as a scalpel. Never the less I layered up for a walk this morning and got another 3 miles into these old legs. I need a good build up to the long walks I hope to take in the summer.

Idiots have been thin on the ground here of late but today I hit the jackpot. With it being a damp rainy day I decided to flash the pass and hitch a ride to town. The trip started quietly enough,there was only a woman with two children at the first stop

The day is wild and squally so I am cabined up. I was searching for an old photo when I came across this set from one of my walks to the wild north end of the island. This is my favourite place for a hike. Everyday the landscape,seascape and sky changes.

Prepare to be Wowed by these snow sculptures If this BBC link doesn't work in your country I am sure one of your newsagencies will have it. Maybe you have your own footage of the festival John Click here

On a cold blustery day the fireside is the best place so I layered up and went for a walk instead. I had to pick my magic smarties up from the chemist anyway, so I just carried on from there down to the rugby field for some shots of the fells. Black Combe

If so this is the place to go but be sure to take your piggy bank Click here

This weeks photo fun subject is fear. The best photo I have of fear or rather the conquering of it is this one. It is a snap of my daughter Ellen holding a tarantula. Ellen had a real fear of spiders for as long as I remember. A few years ago she decided

The uproar with the horse meat sold as beef gathers pace. A Swedish brand Findus supplying British supermarkets employed a French company Comigel to make its ready meals, our correspondent says. To get meat for its factory in Luxembourg, Comigel

The late afternoon sky promised a good sunset so I got booted and suited and headed for the beach. Alas in the short time it took me to get there the sky had filled in. The combe was fast vanishing behind cloud which was a shame because the setting sun

I wandered off along the prom this morning. I was heading for the park and the little wild area. I walked through the park. This is the tarmac path cut through the rough ground.They have to keep the edges trimmed. If

Last night the weather people promised us snow in the morning turning to rain later. Well the snow duly arrived at around 8:30 and carried on for a couple of hours. Then the rains came and now another couple of hours later the snow has all but gone.I had

I awoke to silence this morning,yesterdays deluge has finally ceased.When I went to sort the bird feeders out I noticed the flooded part of the garden,which had almost dried out was deep in rain water again. A couple of my fruit bushes have had their feet

My new door bell arrived this morning so no more sleigh bells ringing in my ears. I searched through the 32 sounds for a dog,by the time I got to the end of the play-list I was rapidly losing the will to live. Inane tunes one after another had buffeted my

I was late starting this Internet lark,2008 I began on 360. an Q&A, I have met some nice people and some nasty people. 360 was all hustle and bustle, flying around like a blue arsed fly. I moved to Multiply and settled in, some 360 pals came over

The sun shone on my little island home this morning. I cleaned and refilled the bird feeders while the starlings and sparrows lined the wall waiting for breakfast. I sat on the step with a coffee and watched the morning bun fight that the starlings

Another nice day here so I decided on a walk to see my Old Mam. I decided to bypass going over the big climb and instead detoured through town via bus and wandered to the old Steelworks reservoir. This is now a pretty walk with paths and benches to sit on

Tomorrow (20th) is the spring equinox and a fitting time to have a clear out. I have a few contacts who don't visit me and I don't visit them. A few people joined ipernity and didn't settle so moved on so they can be removed. some people invited me and I

Another warmish morning here(41f at 9:00). We had a heavy frost overnight and I was on ice breaker duties, the bird baths were frozen. I wanted to go out for an early morning walk but had to wait in for a phone call. My cousin Tricia is over from

Max reports she has a big job on today pruning grape vines,I have done a little pruning of my own with no effort require. I have cut out 7 pieces of dead wood and one strand of poison ivy from my contact list. I culled the absentees who joined and did no

Another senior moment. Today I fancied fish fingers for lunch and had a couple of nice soft baps just right for the job. I went to the chest freezer and removed one or two items until I found the fingers. Then I put everything back in but couldn't find

I put the new Tesco to the test this morning. I wanted bacon and eggs so Tesco being nearer than the local shop Mac's I wandered in there for a look see at the prices. This is the result 6 rashers of bacon and 6 free range eggs/ Tesco £5:07 Mac's £2:49

As the horse meat scandal rumbles on and Birds Eye withdraw 3 products from the shelves,morrisons show how it should be done.So why isn't it? Time to make it compulsory I think. Click for videol

3 photos for you on this theme,none are outstanding I dug this out from the original photo challenge that Jilly set the subject was hard but it works just as well for bent I think The second is the road from the western shore of the island

The morning was cold,just hovering around freezing but the wind had dropped so I got layered up and wandered over the bridge to do a little shopping. There wasn't much about to photograph but I did get a ship on full zoom leaving port. I Googled it when I

The morning was bright and a warm 40f with the promise of 45f as the day wore on. I decided as we have had no rain for a while I would chance a walk along the beach,cut down through Thorny Nook to the village and turn back for home. So I threw some lamb

An even better day today so I had some lunch and took off for walk. I had checked the tide table and the tide was starting to ebb,this gives the best chance of spotting wading birds.Catching the birds is very hit and miss on a 10 mile stretch of coast

Today my beloved Margaret would have been 69 something I find hard to imagine.It has been 13 years come Christmas since the cancer took her life and the days of feeling sad at her anniversary are long behind me now and my mind is filled with happy

I sat on the garden step for a while today enjoying the afternoon sun and surveying the wreckage that last years weather did to the garden.No even the poppies appeared and they are pretty much indestructable. I will have to buckle down and start as soon

Yet again the sun shines on us and after a heavy overnight frost a nice warm morning rushed towards us,from -2 at 9:00am to 41f by 10:00 lovely stuff. I had a loaf to get because I forgot it yesterday and decided on the same strategy for a walk today. I

What Max does for heads I do for noses Here I am wearing the latest fashion in nose decoration,a crazed bird called Barmy. He had a nice trick when he got this close,he tried to pull the hair out of my nostrils. Let me tell you that made my eyes water.

I went for a stroll on the beach looking for a nice sunset but it is very early in the year yet. Too early for the sun to get past the horrible metal monsters before it goes down. In a few months time the scene will be much prettier with a glimpse of the

I snapped a black headed gull making a raid on the garden yesterday,the head is not black at the moment this is still the winter plumage Here are my photos on the reclining theme Click here Here are a few odd facts you

It has been a good day for visitors and seeing folk out and about. A trip to the corner shop took me ¾ of an hour instead of 10 minutes because I stopped and chatted to four people along the way. I no sooner got home and made a coffee than my son Stephen

When Margaret and me got together and set up house there were lots of changes. I don't mean the big differences but small things. I found the kitchen and bathroom products she bought totally different to what I grew up with, washing powder,cleaning

When I started out on life's journey into the big grown up world my body was slim and streamlined like a Kayak and like a Kayak it took me down life's river, white water,rocks and all. I took a few bumps along the way to get to calmer waters. Now my body

A cool north easterly was blowing this morning with clouds scuttling around hiding the sun. I decided on a long walk over the bridge for some shopping. After a brief chat with some of the fishermen preparing their craft for the season I called at Iceland

On a nice sunny morning I headed for the beach,It was a hazy morning which had the advantage of hiding the triffids from view,I knew the tide was going out and wanted to show you the sand. when I reached pebble beach I battled my way through what is

A busy morning this morning I had to go for my eye test. a slight change in my near vision so new specs needed they will ring me when ready. Luckily with me being an old codger the examination and specs are free. You can add money and buy designer frames

I looked around the garden yesterday and decided another dry day and a start was on the cards. The grass could have it's first cut and I could start tackling the weeds. This morning I awoke to rain of course so that job is on hold before it even starts.

I have made a good start to the clear out (see earlier blog). I have got some things ready for the scrap man; a printer,monitor,scanner, a well cannibalized computer,a VCR, a standard lamp 2 metal tubular chairs and various other odds and ends, The

Another wet one here as I start on day 2 of the clear out.I have to phone the town hall and see which day they can collect the two divans and the chest of drawers. Then is is into battle,I am not missing out on walking because it is raining again

I was not sure what to post so I have photos of little creatures,the fascinate me Click here Back later more work to do

I have just about finished the big clearance one or two more little things to ditch and I'm done. My son Stephen came round to help me move the divan beds and chest of drawers out ready for collection and I have the stuff ready for the scrap man so all is

A lovely morning but a very cold one still minus 3c at 9 o'clock feeling a lot colder with a strong north easterly coming in over the snow clad fells. I was off to visit mother and give her a belated Mothering Sunday gift. I got her a wisteria bonsai

Jenny is having a minor eye operation today and depending on her vision she may be here she may not. No doubt she will give us the full gory technicolour details tomorrow. On the home front after another cold night we have a clear blue sky again and it

An old friend Bill is leaving town,he is the last of my walking companions.He lives with his son and his wife who are moving for work purposes and as they are his only family and he is getting on in years he is going with them.He is no longer a walker his

I had a good start to the day,the scrap man was here before 8 so with the council picking up the beds yesterday and the normal rubbish and recycling stuff also done I am as junk free as I can be. You watch Ellen change all that. Her room is empty,the

The rain came as I wandered off for a stroll this morning. This meant I had to cut through the allotments and head homeward. Then it happened,the aroma from heaven drifted to meet me. The local chippy had their smell magnet on full throttle. I was

The rain still tumbles down here so I will be cabined up today unless things improve. A double check that all is ready for the big day and my washing machine to move,Ellen has a family size so we will use that. with a quiet day ahead and only meals to

Well the move is over but there is a lot to sort out just to get into the bedroom,bombsite is the only description that comes close. On the plus side the kitties seem to have settled, Sazzles made friends straight away and settled down on the settee,Sooty

Happy St Patrick's day to all. The first full day of the full house starts,well it started at 6:30am when Sooty decided he wanted somebody to talk to so he pawed me awake and told me some tale,maybe the cats had decided between them that they would allow

Another rainy day yesterday so of course I had to go out.I needed to pick my new goggles up and get some pipe fodder. I left the kitties creating mayhem and headed off. I scooted round not wanting to leave them for too long and when I returned they were

A test for the cats was on the cards for today. Ellen let them out around 5:30 before heading off to work and I was going to Iceland for a food shop at 8:30 so a little while outside for them. They came in before I left as it happens and promptly went to

A freezing cold night followed by a not much warmer day here. Ellen let the cats out at 5:30 on her way to work by 7:00 when I surfaced they were both back. They stayed awhile before Sooty took off followed shortly later by Zazzles who was first back for

I awoke to snow this morning,not as much as some parts it is very wet and not sticking much at the moment. Ellen is off up the coast after work to spend a girlie weekend with Amanda an old pal. Travelling by train going north in this weather could be

I had a couple of scares this afternoon in the form of power cuts luckily they only lasted around 10 minutes each. The snow has about gone although we are promised more.This is the scene at breakfast in the starling camp. I have a couple of

We have more snow to replace the stuff that melted yesterday which doesn't please the cats. They they are so disgusted with it they have gone back to bed We are lucky it is only a little covering a lot of the county is in a terrible condition. I got