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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