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As the Grinch in this household, I do have to concede that Ms Playchute has done a great job at Chistmasfying the household. We have a tree purchased from the local garden centre at an extortionate price – do we have tariffs on imports from Lapland? We also have a couple of strings of lovely red lights on the hedge outside and around the front door and some twinkly white lights strewn across the beam in the lounge festooned with bits of ivy. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Which reminds me – I must get some more wine in!

Continue reading “14 December 2025”

A bit of rain, a bit of sun, a bit of cold, a bit of mild, a bit of cloud, a bit of fog, a bit of clear skies and a bit more rain. Why not? It’s been a muddled, muddy and, to some extent, disappointing week, weather-wise.

Continue reading “7 December 2025”

What an exciting week – so much going on! And, as a bonus, it’s been a fairly decent week all told. A couple of very, very cold misty cloudy days at the beginning of the week – frozen fields and no mud. Bonus. The rest of the week’s been back to very mild temperatures with a bit of rain as well as some bright, clear skies. Lovely, apart from the muddy dog!

Continue reading “30 November 2025”

It’s been a tolerably good week. We’ve had some stunningly bright sunny days with gorgeous clear blue skies accompanied by a sharp frost. We even had a dash of sleet and snow on Monday before the clear weather arrived. Not enough snow to make a fuss about but it’s “good” to be back to temperatures which are more “normal” for the time of year.

Continue reading “23 November 2025”

It’s been an “interesting” week. Some beautiful, sunny, autumnal periods interspersed with dark skies and downpours of biblical proportions. Flooding in all the usual places and driving, especially on the motorways, has been, at times, exciting. Friday and yesterday we enjoyed the company of Storm Claudia, the third named storm of the season so far. Cue Yellow/Amber flood alerts and soggy, soggy fields (and dogs). Walking Daisy on Friday afternoon reminded me of why we love our dogs – they drag you out in the most miserable weather on the foulest days imaginable.

Continue reading “16 November 2025”

It’s been a half-decent week. The weather’s been variable but we’ve had a splendid visit with great friends, enjoyed another Moreton Pinkney Film Night, had a grand evening out in Stratford which included an outstanding evening meal and a standing ovation-worthy production by the RSC at the Swan. Marvellous.

Continue reading “9 November 2025”

It’s been a pretty damp and dismal week. We’ve had the occasional bit of sunshine but mainly it’s been grey and gloomy, and a bit chilly, very autumnal.

Continue reading “2 November 2025”

Halleluiah! It’s the best weekend of the year (at least in the UK – I think our American friends and family have to wait until next week). Daylight Savings has come to an end – we’ve had that glorious extra hour of sleep this morning. Halleluiah indeed!

Continue reading “26 October 2025”

After a couple of busy weeks visiting friends, camping & exploring in Yorkshire and entertaining my lovely sister and her husband, this week has been pretty quiet. All we’ve done this week, it seems, is move from one venue to another attempting to collect some inoculations. Jabs, jabs, jabs!

Continue reading “19 October 2025”

It’s been a fun, busy week. My darling sister Sallie and her husband Rod were here from Utah via Switzerland, Portugal, Shetland, Scotland and the Great North. And we dragged them all over the countryside!

Continue reading “12 October 2025”