It was 10.57am when the car moved (amidst 19°C temperatures and 39km/h gusts) - and not far down the road a white Scottie dog being walked spotted something when briefly pausing with his or her owner – and then laid down on the pavement, looked at it, and refused to move. By the time the … Continue reading One day in the Cotswolds: a country house (and a few feathery hens), a medieval church, and a very odd art exhibition.

Some incredible duck diversity was on this little market table! Interesting artwork that I thought looked like a giant slug giving a tiny, mysterious creature the slowest hitchhike in history A historic 'Table of Kindred and Affinity' on a church windowsill in the small town of Bicester. Drawn up by the Archbishop of Canterbury in … Continue reading May’s Top 10: From Buttercups to Giant Slugs

The car moved at 9.48am this morning - in 20°C temperatures; posters for this Farm Fest were all along Stoneleigh Road; and we reached a field 5 minutes later – where there were car park attendants in fluorescent jackets and men in security guard vests who were directing cars into rows (Mum termed it ‘imaginary … Continue reading A festival that celebrates British farming

I'd been awake a bit early – and forgot exactly when I got moving (it felt chilly outside of my bed); blue tits were fluttering around while breakfast was consumed; I packed my bag for the day and wrote down what I had in it, tried to tidy my hair up, and was briefly called … Continue reading Exploring Clumber: 300 years of history, scones, and scenic Views

We departed our house at 10.25am - with Google giving directions, and the car thought it was 12'C; there were roadworks all around Stratford Upon Avon, the pub called The Stag had banners advertising The Piston Club, the little village of Arrow was driven through on a very wiggly road, a group of big birds … Continue reading A scenic day out across Warwickshire: documenting nature and art (5 and a half pages in my notepad)

The scenic summery English countryside - with a 17th century stone windmill overlooking it all... ...and a nice traditional English teacake... ...I forgot the exact type - and trying to find out taught me just how many there are (and that the good old hot cross bun can't quite be categorised as one). Some very … Continue reading April’s Top 10…

This years first venture down to London: part 1 https://myencephalitisnotepad.co.uk/2026/04/25/this-years-first-venture-down-to-london-part-1/ At 4.10pm the Science Museum building was left and there were no planes in the sky, sun was out, a hot dog stall was making weird smells, the Natural History Museum was almost next door and had a massive dinosaur skeleton in front of it; … Continue reading This years first venture down to London: part 2

We’d arrived in France the previous day (I’d written six and a half pages while travelling - and ) with the purpose of Mum doing a short French course, and I was going along due to being my adventurous self, and because a short cookery course had also been mentioned, rather than doing the language … Continue reading Memories of some French culinary culture – part 1