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I awoke to the gentle patter of summer raindrops on my window. Oh well after the recent dry spell it is needed I thought.The trouble is as the morning wore on it got heavier and by 11 was hammering down so much so that if Noah was around he would be

We had horrendous rain storms today. They cleared up and the sun returned this afternoon but not before destroying the Gladioli. I have put it in water so maybe it will last a couple of days. Ellen was in charge of the kitchen today and she cooked a

Another stormy day here with lashing rain and strong winds made it a day for staying home.The sky is brightening a little now and the winds abating so maybe that's the bad weather done with us for today. Last night after checking the weather I decided I

The promised rain didn't appear this morning so I decided on a hike to mother's. I set off along to the Little haven not knowing which route I would take. I took a snap of a lovely red bloom on the way through before following the channel side up to level

We had a mini monsoon late last night and thunder later into the early hours,The rain was so heavy Jenny could hear it over the phone. This morning the rain was still hanging around but slackened of around 9:30 so I flashed the pass and headed for town. I

Today has been a glorious sunny day and despite the heavy rain over the last couple of days the ground is dry and hard. With rain expected again tomorrow I decided to get stuck into the grass cutting. I started on the front,strimming and mowing the grass

We didn't get the promised rain today,at least not yet. It was a fine morning with sunny spells so I wandered into town early for some picture hooks and a few odds and ends. I bumped into quite a few folk I know so the quick trip lasted nearly two hours.

Well the EX Hurricane Bertha is now departing my area without much damage reported. While there are damage reports from other parts of the country we seem to have got away with it.We have had an extraordinary amount of rain but the strongest winds

I am on here early today,It's 6:25 as I write and I have a busy day ahead with a lot of moving and lifting. I have two areas in my house that bug me the first is the tip of a sitting room in particular this wall, The second is the mess on what is

First the good re the shift around Getting thereI have almost finished shifting stuff around. I have taken the tatty computer chair away and put my comfy Queen Ann in it's place. There are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly sat where it was I had to

I came across a problem with my plan to use the Queen Ann chair as described yesterday. For using the computer and watching TV it is perfect,the trouble is I lost my view of the high rise bird feeder. I love starting the day watching the starlings frantic

I am sorted into my little corner surrounded by the things I use daily. I can see the TV, work on the computer and answer the phone all from my comfy chair.No more going to the other end of the room and sitting on uncomfortable chair to use the computer

Today it is a lot cooler than of late 13c feeling like 10 in a cold north westerly,that's around 55 and 50f. At least it is dry and the sun is showing it's face. I got a couple of snaps of a rainbow earlier just as it started to fade. I have a couple of

I have done the little project I mentioned earlier. Yesterday I repaired a radiogram for a neighbour. ( the turntable drive belt had snapped and I had a couple in my collection of bits that might come in handy. In return he offered me something that he

Why do you think Ellen is dressed up in a Zebra outfit? A fancy dress party? Because she is barmy? No neither of those. She is going camping for a week and it's a onesy to keep her warm if the nights get cold. The camp site is basic with no store for

Another rainy start here means no grass cutting for me today which is maybe as well. Yesterday I had an off day. I woke up feeling a little woozy and light headed. This continued all day. I checked blood pressure,pulse rate etc and they were all well

I awoke a lot more chipper today and ready for action again. I nice morning stroll on a dry chilly morning was followed by poached eggs on toast for breakfast while watching the birds fighting over their food. I had more sawing to do for the rubbish bin

At last another dry day which meant I could catch up on the grass cutting. I started on the front and had it cut and strimmed by 10 O'clock. After a short break I started on the back and with a break in between mowing and strimming had the whole lot done

I awoke around 7 with no sign of cats on their normal morning visit when they hear me stirring. With them off on an adventure I had a nice leisurely shower without a feline audience. Once downstairs I filled the kettle and sorted the bird feeders out

I was AWOL yesterday because I had a busy day . Most of you know I sorted my little workshop and tool store a while ago.I didn't move any tools from one to the other but let them find there own place by the frequency I use them. Now the tools I use most

Here are the photos of the little workshop requested by Summer. The first one is before. This is how it is now with the B&D workbench folded up,it takes seconds to open. These three show the tools on the walls This is just above my new

Ellen has gone off on her camping trip today so I have a week of preparing meals with ingredients she doesn't eat such as curries,peppers,sweetcorn,faggots, parsnips,lambs liver,black pudding and a few others. Today I am making a nice mild chicken curry

After an early dinner yesterday I sat in the garden for a little while but soon became restless.The thing that was causing this? Fruit bushes. The blackcurrant bushes have long since finished for the season and it was high time they were pruned. I

By that I mean a lunch or snack that others find strange. Our family have always had a liking for tomato soup poured over sausage rolls. I usually have two medium rolls but today I had 5 party rolls left over from Christmas,very tasty.

The final piece of the workshop jigsaw has fallen into place. This is a clamp on vice I bought very cheaply. The normal price is £20:99,I paid £8:80 carriage paid. That is one of my best buys ever. The quality of work is better than I thought it would

Another lovely sunny day here and with my back infine fettle I decided to carry on sawing wood before either my back or the weather starts acting the oilcan. I have bow all the side boards and the 3x2 battens cut inro the right length for disposal. This

We had early morning rain which threatened a trip to see my old mother but luckily it stopped by 9 and I was off. She was in good fettle having just had her latest diabetes appointment and the outcome was good. We caught up on each others news before I

A call from mother to say her kitchen window would not close properly sent me scurrying back this morning with a few tools. I walked along the channel-side because it is such a lovely day. I sorted the job pretty quickly,a bracket had loosened and was

Yesterday on the way back from mother's I decided to follow a path I had first seen a couple of years ago.It was heading in the right direction. It soon started to rise and then veer to the left towards the main road and sure enough it dumped me about

The day dawned lovely and warm and by lunchtime we had 25c 77f in the garden. I have rested up well since my slight back problem and decided to tackle the grass. I only mowed the back meaning to leave the strimming for tomorrow and the front until Friday.

After a rest day yesterday today I had a choice,do I cut the grass out front or go for a walk down to the village and up Thorny ? It was no contest play wins over work every time. So I set off. I did the village to Thorny and back to the Roundhouse route

I was sat supping a coffee and checking on the time for he egg chasers game on TV tonight when Ellen appeared,she had got a flyer from work. She told me she had texted Stephen as he also finishes early today with the idea of joining him for his normal

Another dry day here and my back in good nick so I decided to cut the front grass With everything being so dry it was easy enough.Other than that it was a day of rest for me. I watched two games on the goggle box and Ellen made the chilli con carne she

Last night as I sat relaxing Sooty came up to me telling me a tale,I went with him towards the kitchen thinking he had eaten the food I had put out for him. Instead he jumped on the the window sill and away he went. Thinking it was another of his games I

Yet another glorious sunny day here perfect for my morning stroll.It is many a year since we had such a long hot spell. I had a little job to do when I returned. The wooden bread bin I made about 30 years ago used to sit on here with some of my spare

Another fine sunny morning here for my trip over to the shops. I strolled over leaving early so as not to be rushing around. Looking towards town I spotted this boat getting ready for a Sunday jaunt,there was no wind here so he will have to make it south

A quick update of life on the north west coast.The weather is still holding out apart from a couple of showery days on Monday and Tuesday. Unfortunately this slowed my grass cutting down. I cut and strimmed the front on Sunday but haven't been able to

The weather is changing. It looks as though our long dry warm spell is at an end. Temps today are forecast to be 12c feeling more like 10 in a stiffish westerly,that's 50-53f.Scotland is getting gale force winds and there is a definite change in the air.

I talked to Jenny last night for the last time in three weeks while she is away laying in the sun. It is always strange not having her to talk to when she toddles off,we have been talking almost nightly for around 5 years now and never run out of things

On Monday night as I left my chair to head for bed Sooty took in upon himself to jump from my footrest and land just where I was about to put my left foot. In an attempt to miss the little fella I switched foot wide of him,went over on my ankle and took

Thanks for all of your kind comments during my recuperation period. Yesterday morning there was another big improvement to my injured foot ( luckily I am a fast healer) I decided to take a full day of rest if possible which I did,together with sprays of

Hello I am back at the computer again,it will not be for long stretches as it is uncomfortable to sit without my leg up on the rest. Ihave a zillion Emails to read and then find out what you lot have been up to. Thabks for the messages John I will get

I am nearly back to normal here and walking a lot better. I spent a lot of time yesterday catching up on emails,today I will see how far I can get into shortening the back log on here which will take while. The long summer with dry days and sunshine is

Jenny finally managed a rather scrambled message on Skype this morning. The sound was OK but the picture was terrible,she resembled a rather blurred very badly put together Lego model. The weather is fine there and from what I could see of the beach where

I made more progress in my recovery today. For the first time since my accident I can walk down stairs normally instead of in the sideways crab like style I had to use to stop putting too much weight on my foot. Today we have had heavy and relentless

I made a little trip to the corner shop this morning. I still can't get any substantial footwear on and was wearing a pair of summer canvas deck shoes,not ideal for October in these parts. The foot is still being very tardy in the recover mode but I am

Rain prevented a planned stroll into town today so I busied myself in the kitchen. I bought a large punnet of mushrooms at half price yesterday because the sell by date is today. I have made a chicken korma type dish. A warmed some curry powder in a dry

I have been too busy to get on here for a couple of days,my aunt Peggy has died and things are hectic. Her daughter Pat has flown in from Australia just in time to be with Peggy at the end. Pegy was the aunt I was closest to and her offspring are/were

Hello folks,back for a little look see. Still awaiting funeral details for Peggy,her daughter Pat couldn't do much over the weekend of course. We have a storm sweeping in the tail end of Hurricane Gonzalo is heading our way and should arrive later through

The storm has raged since last night in the UK and is only now beginning to abate in my neck of the woods. We weren't hit the hardest with 65mph winds, Scotland and the coast of Wales suffered higher. The rain and hail have been horizontal and relentless

This morning was blustery and cool but at least it was dry. The first long walk since my accident was the plan and I set off to Mother's feeling good and very pleased to be free from the house again. The trip was uneventful there not being many other

It is cold rainy day here and I am back cabined up after a trip to the hospital. I had an X-ray on my back scheduled by the physio to make sure he isn't missing something nasty and maybe change my treatment depending on the outcome. I have an appointment

I haven't been around for a couple of days because my sister has been diagnosed with breast cancer so of course I have been visiting her,my other sister and mother,back soon. Physiotherapy is going fine on my back no major changes just better management

In 1964 a young man went to his first dance,not a street wise young man of course not in those days. He entered the dance hall with his best friend,almost 2 years his elder and very street wise. On one side of the room there was a long bar occupied by

A dry day at last and even a little sun for a while.So strapping on my ankle braces and wrapping myself in my lumber support and a couple of layers of top clothes I wandered off walking for a little junk shopping. Junk shopping is when I buy the stuff

A dry morning here so after I put 2 chicken ¼ with herbs,spices,carrots and onions in the slow cooker I headed off for a little stroll to the beach. The sky showed signs of a good day with patches of blue popping through. Down at the beach the wind was

After the traumas of the last month or so I heard two pieces of very good news today. My grandson Carl has been working in the kitchens of a hotel here on the island. He has just come back from a course they sent him on with more qualifications. The

I left early for my Sunday morning shop as I had 4 shops to visit today. I strolled over to Morrisons,Home Bargains and Heron before cutting through the ginnle to the Town Hall square. I arrived at 10:50 just at the right time. In the next 5 or 6 minutes

A busy couple of days here now for a quiet night with my feet up. On Saturday Ellen gave the kitchen a good bottoming ready for vinyl flooring to be laid. I choice an oak pattern in a sponge vinyl,very spongy on the feet. I Emptied the kitchen of

After the floor laying yesterday today I awoke achy as expected but luckily my back is pretty good,just a little tightness. My upper legs were a different story,very tight and sore. I lovely hot soak in a Radox bath and a rub down with baby lotion eased

With my legs and back fully rested it was back to the action today,not a lot just light work. I put the finishing touches to the kitchen floor and modified my fold down clothes maid by putting rubber stoppers on the metal legs to stop any scratching of

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Last night Zazzles caused me some more work as usual. I had a 50litre bag of compost waiting to be used when I start planting my spring bulbs. The bag was laying quietly on the floor causing no trouble when Zazzles decided he needed to see what was

A busy few days here. After Zazzles savaged the compost bag I had to get a move on with planting my Spring bulbs. I started Sunday. I have a large container 20”x14” I drilled drain holes in the bottom and placed it into position. I had to place it empty

Yesterday a pack of Muscari bulbs I ordered arrived to I set to and planted them,they produce bright green stalks with brilliant white flowers. Today I will get round to planting Poppy,Love in the mist,Crocus and Daffodil and that should be me finished

Yesterday Sooty came in and he was in a bad way,limping very badly and crying in pain. I phoned the vet and got an emergency appointment for 15 minutes later,a quick call for a taxi and I made it on time. I thought he had be hit by a car but the vet found

A cold dry day for my Sunday morning trip to town but good for walking with a few layers on. Not much excitement in the purchases just the normal run of the mill items. I strolled to the bus stop and a young woman standing there gave me a double take and

It appears that the hedgehog has gone to ground for the winter. Last night was the first night he failed to turn up since he first paid us a visit. I hope he is all snug and warm in his winter billet. I will keep an eye out for him over the coming months

I have been busy lately and not had much time to visit so it's catch up day today. Christmas is on the horizon and closing in rapidly. I still have gifts and cards to sort and send or deliver in person and a few fancy bits to eat and drink. I bought a new

Well here we are on the last of the series and maybe the last seriews I can do. A lot of the suggestions for the next one are technical subjects way beyond the range of my little pocket camera Hereare two views one of Black combe and one of the lakeland

We have the first Atlantic storm blowing in. I have been out in the lashing rain battening everything down and bringing in the bird feeder. The winds are 50mph and due to hit 60+ tomorrow. Hang on coast dwellers it's gonna get rough.

The wind has been howling for around 30 hours now and isn't due to die down until tomorrow morning. We haven't had it as bad as some but the constant noise is really tiring. Tomorrow is only a brief rest from it as another is hurtling in from the Atlantic

A Lovely morning here,sunny but very icy so it was full winter walking outfit for a trip to see my old mother. I walked in the sun as much as possible because the shady parts were dangerous underfoot. I only walked the first part of the channelside before

I have had a interesting day so far starting before 7 am. I woke up to the sound of two crazy cats careering around the house playing catch. They bounded into my room and as I sat on the edge of the bed doing some back loosening I heard a crash. On

It's fourteen years to the day since my soul mate and best friend Margaret died. So how have I got on since then? Well it was a long way back from a very dark place but a very good friend pulled me back to my feet, encouraged me or gave me a kick up the

An interesting few hours here. Last night when Jenny tried to ring she couldn't get through. I scrabbled around under the table trying to locate a fault being somewhat hindered by two feline helpers and some lunatic woman from Devon sending me a barrage

Today was the last Sunday shopping trip before Christmas,so are you thinking how did it go at this busy time ? Yes I thought you were. Well it was either today or tomorrow and today there was a good chance of rain but tomorrow it is a certainty so no

I awoke a little before 7 to find two cats sat close by waiting for me. As soon as my feet touched the floor they welcomed me to the morning by wanting fussing over and followed me to the bathroom and downstairs. Happy I was awake and on duty they shot

Hello folks just a quick update. I hope those of you who had company enjoyed the celebrations and I hope you solos had a good a day as I did. I wasn't really a solo yesterday, I visited Stephen and Gemma yesterday morning to exchange gifts. Carl was

The day dawned bright,sunny and cold so I decided on a stroll over to town for my Sunday shop. I checked the live weather report and it was -1c feeling like -3c. Cold enough but with very little wind and sunshine things were set fair. I donned my ankle

Another year almost ended and the optimism of looking forwards to a new one. Reflections on 2014. On a personal level as that's all that effect's me are that is was a good year. I managed a visit to see Jenny,the family are doing OK and we had pretty