Why the long face?
This photo makes me smile. As my friend Ally would say, for today, that is all.
This photo makes me smile. As my friend Ally would say, for today, that is all.
Today, I have urgled on my sofa, pulled myself together and cycled to our monthly Stitch and Bitch group – the first I’ve made it to for ages – where I turned an old t-shirt into a potato storage bag …
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I slept badly last night, which doesn’t even come close to explaining why I woke up at 9 and decided to cycle to Taunton to buy a computer for the bike and get measured up for some new bras. As …
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I’m exhausted. Again. I feel quite cheated, as I woke up this morning feeling like “me” again, and happily pottered about, edited an article for the Downsizer website, did some bits and bobs, had lunch and and then took the …
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An odd day. I’m shattered. Dog seemed content to substitute being brushed for a walk, so we briefly mooched around the orchard then scurried back indoors and haven’t really moved since. The clocks go forward at 2am. Time is meaningless …
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It has been a funny old week. Long. Exhausting. But sunny. Lots of sun. I’ve even got a mild tan. And have made 10 portions of pheasant broth and rabbit stew, with a chicken due to go in the slow …
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It’s been a long few days. I seem to be spending a lot of time with my head in a bag, which translates as “a bit of a mess and not really capable of doing much other than feeling rather …
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I spent much of the morning trying to persuade Snipe to pose for a photo. Snipe had other ideas. She was more than happy to roll on her back and flash her bits or get so close to the camera …
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After struggling to get going this morning, after lunch I decided to take the bike out to enjoy the cloudless blue skies after yesterday’s downpour. I worked out a longish route on the map, partly based on a route I’d …
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I’ve spent the afternoon with my friend, Ally, shovelling chicken shit for the most part, but squeezing in some time to drink tea, eat bread n butter, and take lots of photos of her poultry. And wrangle toddlers. And avoid …
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