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It has taken me nearly two months, but I have managed to lose just over half a stone. Mainly thanks to the encouragement of a slimming club. Everybody says that slow weight loss is good for you, but I would … Continue reading →

I have been half-heartedly watching the BBC TV Show Castaway for the last few weeks. Can’t say I am particularly impressed, though I like being reminded of many years of beach-type camping holidays in the Western Isles – Luskentyre – … Continue reading →

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 →

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

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

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 →

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

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 →

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 →

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.