News – Page 19 – The Moreton Pinkney Picayune

26 February 2023

What a lovely weekend (last weekend). We had the Waltons and the Kelly-Browns staying and we enjoyed much mirth and amusement as is always the case whenever we get together. We had a nice cultural outing to Stratford and a leisurely stroll around a plethora of snowdrops. Very nice.

19 February 2023

We had a great time last weekend – Cirque du Soliel with Annabelle on Sunday was outstanding and Jessie’s overnighter passed without incident. This week we’ve been engaged in deep-clean operations for the visitations of our good friends the Waltons and the Kelly-Browns. You’ll have to wait until next weekend to see how that went.

12 February 2023

It’s been cold and frosty for the much of the week – clear blue skies and a good deal of sunshine. And relatively little mud on the dog. Excellent.

5 February 2022

On the whole, a pretty decent week in which we seem to have been markedly busy. Date night, film night, Penny’s book club, a visit with a very dear friend. Oh, and a bit of time spent on the telephone dealing with two household mishaps. Hey ho, stops us getting bored, I guess.

29 January 2023

Another week, another Picayune – what are the chances of that? Some cold frosty weather to start the week followed by some less-frosty weather and mud. No real rain to speak of so that’s a bonus, I suppose.

22 January 2023

Well thank goodness – there’s been considerably less rain this week and the brook at the bottom of the appropriately named Brook Street has returned, more or less, to its pre-flood capacity. Instead of the rain we’ve had cold and frosty mornings with clear blue skies. Daisy comes home from her morning and afternoon walks less coated with mud than has been the case recently which is a good thing. Normally, when she is caked with mud she receives a, no doubt, “refreshing” hose down. Over the past few days, the hose has been frozen so she has escaped that particular humiliation, much to her relief I’m sure.

15 January 2023

Well, that week flew by in a hurry! And I, personally, have achieved almost nothing. Hey, ho.

8 January 2023

Well, that was a lot of fun. We had a marvellous Christmas with the additional bonus of a visit from Ben, Brex-Anna and Max. We had a great New Year’s Eve at ours with all three boys, their delightful and beautiful wives and our four marvellously gorgeous/handsome and extraordinarily intelligent grandchildren. Absolutely priceless.

1 January 2023

Happy New Year!

Jessie (6), Brex-Anna, Max (5 in Jan), Lucy, Ben, Penny, Julieta (1 in Feb), Ava, Greg, Annabelle (11), Adam, Nick

From all of us to all of you!

Wishing you all the very best in 2023.

25 December 2022

Thankfully (?), the cold, cold, cold temperatures of the last week have gone and we are once again enjoying more or less appropriate temperatures for the time of year. “Fresh” but not frozen which is somewhat of a relief. On the other hand, it means that we’ve moved directly from winter to mud season in the space of a day or so. The dog comes back from her walk wearing a discreet and distinctive mud splattering and Penny and I come back about four inches taller wearing platform mud boots. Lovely.

Stop Press: After “Zooming” with my brothers and sisters yesterday afternoon, I realise that I need to stop complaining about the “cold” temperatures we get in the UK. Compared to what they’re currently enjoying, our “cold” weather is rather akin to sitting on a beach in the Bahamas. My cousin in Montana is expecting a low of -52 F (-47 C). So, no more complaining about the “freezing” winter temperatures we sometimes see.