I can't believe that it is five days since I posted. I checked my drafts but there is nothing there. Perhaps I dreamed that I posted. Or maybe nothing whatsoever has been happening. Yep, that'll be the one. It snowed! I often wonder what that means: "it snowed", "it rained", "It was windy" - what …
Nom, nom, nom
I seem to be on a bit of a roll in the kitchen. After three weeks' rest from the AGA it appears that I have bounced back full of enthusiasm and skill. The delicious sausage casserole at the weekend has been closely followed by a lovely pea risotto with prawns yesterday and today I made my …
A funny old day
Yesterday was a funny old day. Having woken at some unknown early hour to register that we were without power, we rose ready to start the new week without our daily shower - never a good start to the day. A call to "The Hydro" revealed that we might expect the electricity to return around 1pm. …
The Birds
One of the facets of our trip that I have appreciated the most has been the birds, and especially birdsong. It has been wonderful to see so many species from blue tits to red kite and buzzards, to hear woodpeckers pecking, to wake to a proper dawn chorus. I kept saying that we must buy …
…and we are back
We are home with our new van. Actually we arrived back at lunchtime yesterday - the intervening period filled with unpacking the van and doing the laundry. There remains much to do. I tried to keep up with Blipfoto as best I could and to keep a running commentary going whenever we had the necessary …
Going, going, gone
Busy day today, packing Brunhilde and selling stuff. Spent a fun half hour watching the late bidding on Mr L's model railway items. Totally forgot that it meant that I shall have to sally forth to the Post Office tomorrow. Ah, well, I can go to the bottle bank and maybe pick up my prescription …