News – Page 12 – The Moreton Pinkney Picayune

21 July 2024

Back again from a great few days in the campervan near Ross on Rye. Sorry to have missed you last weekend. It’s a very lovely area which we’d not really explored before. So, part of this trip was just to poke around but also to see how a cranky old man in our party would cope with the “demands” of a camping expedition. Thankfully, we all passed with flying colours.

7 July 2024

Well, what a week it’s been. We had a great time last weekend with our friends on the south coast, we enjoyed a Circus on a Stage with Annabelle and Jessie, the Moreton Pinkney Big Breakfast ensured that I would not go hungry and, undoubtedly most importantly, the UK electorate finally turfed out the Tories after fourteen years of wanton destruction, from Brexit to the NHS to education to foul-smelling, shit-infused rivers and beaches to the highest level of taxation in seventy years and the poorest level of public services I’ve ever seen. You could not make up just how bad they were. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

30 June 2024

And, we’re off (again) – another weekend away – not sure I can keep this up! This weekend we are off to visit with friends near Brighton with an outing (yesterday) to see The Caretaker at Chichester Theatre. As a consequence, this edition of the MPP may be a bit sparse and (perhaps) to the point? Probably not.

23 June 2024

Great week (weather-wise, at least). Summer seems to have arrived at last – some really nice, sunny days with a gentle breeze and significantly improved temperatures. I’ve turned the central heating off (again) and, hopefully, it will stay “off” for more than a few days this time.

All the fixings for a splendid cup of coffee in the sun

16 June 2024

It’s been a great(ish) week. We’ve just about recovered from the exertions of preparing for the Summer Garden Competition. Sadly, ever since, it seems the weather has conspired to keep us from enjoying our wonderfully manicured garden – just a spot more rain just in case we think we’ve not had enough.

9 June 2024

Oh my goodness, it’s been a busy week! That may have something to do with the fact that yesterday was the Moreton Pinkney Summer Garden competition and the Head Gardener and her hapless assistant have spent every spare moment in between the showers to ensure that our garden is a worthy entrant in what is a very popular and bitterly-fought competition.

2 June 2024

More rain interspersed with the odd bit of sunshine and not very warm temperatures. I had thought that the central heating had been retired for the remainder of this season but, alas, I was mistaken. Ms Playchute requested a re-igniting and a fire in the wood burner in the lounge! Here it is June, for goodness sakes!

Having said all that, this morning is absolutely glorious with bright sunshine under a clear, cloudless sky.

26 May 2024

I forgot to say – we’re away this weekend. Again. So, this will be a very brief and boring Picayune this week. No change there then.

Sorry/You’re Welcome.

19 May 2024

And, we’re back! Sorry.

We had a fabulous week in a surprisingly warm and sunny Ireland – what are the chances of that?

5 May 2024

It’s been a mixed-bag of a week – more rain (no surprise there) but a couple of relatively sunny days with fairly reasonable temperatures. Penny was even able, with some modest assistance from me, to get the lawns mowed for the first time in about a fortnight.