The view through the patio door shows all flights have departed; none snowed in the stands.   The blackbirds come right to the patio door expecting there to be food, but all that's left now is their tracks in the snow.   The drain... Read more

Ice-olation   We have had snow on the ground since December 17th. It’s disappearing very slowly.   The problem now is ice. Our drive is 50ft long and slopes downhill to the road. Cross-country skis were not needed this morning. I ... Read more

Forty-five minutes ago I tried to log in to the site, This is what I got instead of Please Wait'   SERVICE INFORMATION You have been connected to this page due to one of the following reasons. You must now shut down your browser and Int... Read more

I've just finished pruning our apple tree and then I remembered this from last year on the old site: Apples Galore October 21 was Apple Day - the day to celebrate British apples. I was to darned busy to celebrate. I was peeling apples..  ... Read more

It's a bit ironic that to post a picture of a tree in this blog the first step is to click on a tree. Trees are not my favourites at this time of year and especially this weekend after Saturday's gales. The neighbours on each side have  80ft ... Read more

Introducing Samwin who sits next to my computer screen when he is not out with my golf clubs.