When the car was left, I could feel a few spots of rain, and a tunnel with fish painted all over the inside walls preceded more roads, and as we neared the halls of the National Exhibition Centre – a queue was building up between metal railings. Those were wiggled round; inside, a man with … Continue reading A great day at Gardeners World Live…

We left the room at 9.16am; and outside, a very traditional Cockney accented London cabbie (late 40s, thin)… (Wikipedia - an explanation of Cockney) … with Lego figures on his dashboard (which I complimented – and he said his son made them to brighten his day) told us that the tube station was a couple … Continue reading A look around Kew Botanical Gardens…

It was the 10.49am train to London that we boarded – and once on it, my mother wanted to sit in the quiet zone, so when the train next moved, absolutely nothing was audible from the 4 other people in it; the train driver seemed to like hooting the horn a lot, the windows were … Continue reading 36 hours in London…

At 7:00 AM this morning, the household was all awake, with me back on my bed with Soot the 20 year old cat (who’d got us up early), having said hello to our 2 quite elderly chickens (Holly was laying an egg, and Willow was in the run). I scratched Soot’s ears a bit before … Continue reading A bee trail…

I was just about awake at 5:30 AM, five minutes after sunrise, and decided to open my bedroom door when yowling started and then the 20 year old cat remained flopped upon me on my bed for another 40 minutes. It was 13 degrees Celsius when I said good morning to the 2 chickens at … Continue reading The Coronation street party held here…

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…