Monthly Archives: April 2007

Soft rain

The soft rain falls as it has done for the past two days. A gentle rain. Much needed by the spring flowers and budding trees. I have been reading blogs from across the sea where the weather this Easter has … Continue reading

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Bedtime

Ten pm seems to be Misty’s bedtime. The trouble is that she wants somebody to go with her. Not so bad when Fox has decided a night in is OK……..otherwise, I feel guilty at keeping late hours. Happy Easter Monday

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Easter Day

When Mary thro’ the garden went, She sought, within the garden ground, One for whom her heart was rent, One who for her sake was bound, One who sought and she was found. Mary Coleridge 1861-1907

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Different viewpoints

The capture of the navy personnel by the Iranians gives a good lesson on how the truth can be manipulated. I know that our good old BBC has its faults, but I am inclined to trust them in this case. … Continue reading

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Holidays

The weather is fine. The joiners seem to be on holiday. And this is the state of the extension.

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Teeth

Fox (ginger tom) has to go and have his teeth cleaned and polished today. I think it is hi-tech, but it means he is out for the count. That is the only way to get your hands into a cat’s … Continue reading

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Stranger in the night

Lying abed reading Gone with the Wind…..lost in a world of Yankees, Southerners and plantations….I hear the clanging of the cat flap. I look down at the bed to see an orange cat (Fox) and a scruffy dog (Misty- she … Continue reading

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Point of order

Presumably I am not the only person to be upset at the sight of a woman BBC news reporter wearing a headscarf whilst delivering her report from Iran.

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A familiar sight

This may be a familiar sight to many people, but I was rather overawed by the sheer power of the beast when I got close. To be honest, I ducked out of wrapping my arms around it as if it … Continue reading

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April Fool’s Day

This is the day when I read the newspapers with trepidation. There is bound to be something spurious to catch me out. Many’s the time I have been completely taken in. And of course it is worse now, what with … Continue reading

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