The big news, this week, is that we are all together again, as a family. Eldest daughter has returned from her year abroad. We’ve not seen her for over five months, which is the longest time so far. More about that later. It is good to have them all home […]
Read moreI stood in the garden wondering why next door’s builders were battling through the field hedge opposite our gate. It was the end of the day and they had lost something. By the looks of it, whatever was missing was important. The whole team was there, with brooms, ladders and […]
Read moreThis week has been either about watching the clock or beating the clock, so it seems particularly appropriate that clocks failing had their place too. Don’t get me wrong. My happy place is definitely a clock free day. I love the days I get up or I eat when […]
Read moreThis morning I walked out to look at the apple trees. So many blossoms on them. I was slightly concerned that the torrential rain we had early on Thursday morning might knock them off, but they don’t seem to have suffered. A few bruised petals, which wasn’t putting off the […]
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