Dinner was excellent! We had pork chops coated with honey and mustard, potatoes and swede mashed with a little horse raddish sauce, creme fresh and a sprinkling of chopped basil, plus sweet heart cabbage and leeks and peas in a cheesy sauce. ... Read more

I cant believe I did it! Every time I think about it I cringe with embarrassment! The monthly sing-around at our local was heaving last night and BF3 insisted on playing a round of foot stamping hornpipes! So I did! Foot stomp that is! In fact... Read more

Ive finally been given permission to announce to the world that ... Im going to be a granny! Darling Daughter will be producing next March! :)

Its early morning and Im standing in our yard watching the dawn come up. Pale, fingers poke through the trees like a pink glove and point towards the stables. Two nodding heads make soft, wickering noises as I approach. I feed and rug the ponies... Read more

It always disturbed me slightly the way Laura boiled the heads before replacing them on the mantle shelf. She said it was to keep the colours bright and it was the only way you could get a Toby jug really clean what with all the folds and crevas... Read more

Having just spent 9 days in the south of France grilling in the Mediterranean heat I cant believe how cold it is here! Still, at least its green which is more than can be said for the Camargue!

You could hear them shouting all over the house. Mostly my mother when I came to think of it. She was crying and begging him to stay. Stupid cow, she ought to have known by now, they never stayed, not with Ham around. The bedroom door slammed ... Read more

Clouds roll in over Diamond Hill, sun slips into the bay. Sitting on the ridge of Diamond Hill, seems like I can see tomorrow. Up on the ridge on Diamond Hill, thinking about some words you said. When you make it to the top of the world, The... Read more

If you are reading this you have been invited to test the system by creating and managing your own Blog, but what exactly is a Blog? What Blogs Are Very simply it is an on-line diary. You can use it just as a diary and post your daily activities... Read more

She couldn’t remember when the pigs first came into the house and she’d no idea when they’d started wearing clothes, but it no longer mattered. Thanks to Chan she wouldn’t have to put up with them for much longer. She glanced at the clo... Read more