The first morning staying with these relatives of ours (day 6 of this 7 day trip) began with a dog walk, which I decided to join – and it got set off on at 9.07am – in rather cold temperatures, things were a bit misty outside, and the walk went through a quite posh looking … Continue reading A brief trip to Peterborough and a quick stay with relatives…

We arrived at Sutton Hoo (the site of two early medieval cemeteries from the 6th -> 7th century) in the county of Suffolk at 11.55am on 24th April – (after some confusion navigating), while there were smells of something wafting around the car park, which was where a visitor welcome tent was reached. 7 minutes … Continue reading A quick exploration of Suffolk…

It was breakfast time and boiled eggs, a fried egg, toast, and porridge all got served, yesterdays events were discussed by my Uncle – who had come to stay for the weekend with Mum and I, and a little Play In Choc box on the table was opened – and found to contain a little … Continue reading An Easter outing with Uncle…

This morning, Soot the almost 20 year old cat remained as a warm lump on my stomach until I had to extract myself to pack my bag and tidy my hair. The 2 chickens we own were pecking at the end of the run together despite the gusts ruffling their feathers, and Soot was on … Continue reading An expedition to an exhibition called Naidex

We left at 10.45am with 12632 miles on the cars milometer – heading for Allensmore (near Hereford) for this ancient ritual. The purpose of Wassailing is to encourage the spirits into ensuring a good harvest the following season. It takes place on the twelfth night after Christmas and involves a visit to a nearby orchard … Continue reading Wassailing on a cold winters evening…

...and she's fantastic. This morning, I’d been awoken by yowling about 30 seconds before Soot the nearly 20 year old cat got let into my bedroom, and my head was sat on until some time I forgot because I got up and washed my hair and tried to make it reasonably curly before being re … Continue reading The birthday of my mother…

Soot the 19 ½ year old cat got me up at 5:40 AM via loud meowing, and the sky was really really grey. A bit of variation was developing one hour later, and he was on my bed, light was coming from the room my Uncle was staying in (he’s a fantastic and very cuddly … Continue reading A day in the Marsh with Uncle…

It was 3°C and there was thick frost covering everything outside at 7:20 AM when I was up and about, could hear the fire being re-laid, and there was ice on my windows. I tried to warm my toes up a bit, then my right thigh began to be used as a cat pillow, and … Continue reading A chilly walk in Warwickshire (requiring wellies)…

It was 7.30am when the street lamps turned themselves off today– and 10°C outside with a pink tinge in the sky, and I’d done diary entries (I write up my notes into a diary - it gives me a chance to review them and fill in any gaps) for the last couple of days and … Continue reading The events of an early 2023 Spring day…

It was very cloudy but a reasonable temperature when we arrived in London at 11.15am on this very memorable day...(not only documented by me - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/26/time-is-now-thousands-march-in-london-for-urgent-climate-action)...my Oyster card needed topping up, then by 11.25am we were on a Bakerloo line train – and it was rather packed and required the usual excellent balancing ability to … Continue reading The Time Is Now march in London (26th June 2019)