I’ve been everywhere, man, I’ve been everywhere. Well, maybe not everywhere, but in quite a few places. When last we spoke, we were back at Kippford due to an impending storm (Barbara). We then took off again on 24th December, returning to base here at Kippford on Tuesday last week – since when I have …
Category archives: Dear Diary
A Change is as Good as a Rest
We have returned to Winter Base. Our trip took us as far as Battlesteads (more of which, soon) but the impending arrival of Barbara, the knowledge that our new pod tent was not secured very well, and the fact that Vincent had sprung a leak all added up to make sense of a return to …
Sprouting Wings
This Time thing just keeps on flying, doesn’t it? Vincent had reflux issues last night. Just as we were going to bed, at a rather later hour than normal for us, I noticed that the carpet was wet. The grey waste had come up through the shower drain in the main floor area. We were …
Radio Silence
So, where were we? About to set off South to Gloucestershire on the 18th of November and here it is, the 8th of December. What happened? Well, for one thing, I wrote a post on the 23rd November that failed to Publish and to add insult to injury, it lost the text along the way! …
Thrumming again
We found a solution to the recent spell of cold weather. Mr L took off for Dumfries on Thursday, clutching a wad of vouchers and came home later in the day with a nice new electric blanket. Me, I’m working on a different solution. Remember the thrummed socks that I made for Mr L? I …
Buzzing
Mr L cooked our second Gousto meal last night. It was a curry – Paneer Jalfrezi and rice. Once again, simple and with straightforward instructions. There was an ample supply of cheese Two tomatoes, one pepper and an onion combined with a rich tomato paste, garlic and ginger, chilli flakes and curry powder made …