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Just because I like the colour…

Lots of business type things to do today. It has meant phoning to change medical appointments, chase up deliveries, to cancel motor insurance and take out a policy with a new insurer. When I told the new ones that I … Continue reading →

These are mini-daffs but they give maxi-pleasure. I have been reading Dorothy Wordsworth’s diary and am impressed all over again with her poetic prose. So instead of quoting her brother’s A host of golden daffodils, here is Dorothy’s take on … Continue reading →

In amongst the flurries of snow, it is comforting to think that Spring was indeed here last week.

I have spoken before about Monday still being my Day Off and how odd that is in the context of retirement. Today I am having a Sick Day (sore glands and throat) so that is even more strange. How do … Continue reading →

May the Spirit of God be the wind that blows free in you, the water that refreshes you, the fire that warms you. Kathleen Fischer

A photograph to match those dark days we all get. Especially appropriate for St Patrick’s day, because he knew all about bad times as well as good. In his early life he was a slave. How salutory to remember that … Continue reading →

Spring is really here – a pair of chiff chaffs are back in Glenorchy. Marvellous sight, one to lift the spirits.

We now have access from our back door, which happens to be the main door of the house. The joiners came yesterday as promised. They made a lot of noise with drills and saws and nail guns, and the result … Continue reading →

There is a promise of builders this morning……unless it rains.