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)

I cuddled Soot the nearly 20 year old cat until we set off in the car at 10.03am this morning, the sun was out and it was 8°C; and there was a stop at the shop down the road (where there was an unbelievable amount of alcohol - some in big skull shaped bottles, and … Continue reading A few seasonal photos… And the first Heritage Seed Library volunteering of 2023:

Despite the temperatures on this day, Mum and I had decided to head out - and once out and about, we drove past the lake at Ryton Pools, which was partially frozen and seagulls were stood on the ice, petrol was 155.9p/L and diesel was 179.9p/L at a Shell garage, and the local pet shop … Continue reading A wintery day out in December…

After a morning of making biscuits – which ended up as biscuit balls due to the exceptionally gooey dough I was dealing with… ...I dressed myself for a walk into town (due to needing to collect a hairbrush that wasn’t in the completely disintegrated and unusable state mine was), and at 2.20pm, it was 2 … Continue reading A few more Christmas observations…

It was drizzling at 7.42am – when the hens got up (unenthusiastically), Soot the cat was on my bed at that point, and I grabbed some crayons from downstairs and went and sat up there with him and did some colouring of a Christmas card I’d made for my mum. I kept colouring, Soot wedged … Continue reading Christmas observations in the town & some local volunteering …

This was a little while ago now, but a very memorable trip - and this day started off with a look around a market in the town of Ptonsk – where all sorts of things were for sale, including enormous flowers, bunches of flowers, jumpers, lots of net curtains, socks, jeans, corsets, washing powder, 20 … Continue reading An expedition exploring Poland – with a few friends…

This was a day when I was dozing until about 1:45 PM after a busy morning, and then the Knowle Teashops and Taverns walk was suggested, and we got ready. I was told something I forgot before putting my fleece and fur hat on, Soot the cat took over the warm spot left in my … Continue reading A squelchy ramble in Warwickshire…