I took myself out for a saunter through the cherry orchards at the top of my landlords’ farm this afternoon, ostensibly to post some letters (there being a handy postbox on the road bordering their land) but really just to …
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She may be a useless fat lump who sheds more hair than she has brain cells, but the one thing you can’t take away from Snipe is her steadfast loyalty, even in the face of living with someone who insists …
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So, on Monday, I had the dreaded op to yank out my teeth, which turned out to be a far more unpleasant experience than I anticipated. I had a major case of the wobbles even before I was given the …
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My landlord’s peacock has taken to visiting my garden every evening. It’s rather disconcerting, knowing that someone is watching you, looking up and seeing a pair of beady eyes staring in at you through your window. Of course, he (and …
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I took Snipe out for an early evening run with the bike. The fields, which were dull and lifeless all winter, are now dazzling by comparison.
I had a surprisingly lovely afternoon, the main objective of which was to go into Taunton to pick up my bike after its service. Ally and co kindly gave me lift in and for some reason, I decided that taking …
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This afternoon, I finally got round to setting my new yes-I’m-a-geek-don’t-mock-me bike computer and took it (and the bike, obviously) out for spin this afternoon. I left the dog at home as not only was she due a rest, but …
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