Monthly Archives: March 2013
LOCATION, LOCATION
It’s Easter weekend, there’s still plenty of snow around (one of our roads is still blocked with 5 foot snowdrifts) but the sun has made an effort which makes everyone breathe a sigh of relief and think of Spring. This … Continue reading
SNOW – AGAIN
Yes, it is Spring (officially). Yes, it is almost Easter. And yes, it is snowing. Again. The weather is a common enough topic in the UK, varied enough to always give us something to talk about. And the weather just … Continue reading
REAP WHAT YOU SOW – SOMETIMES
It is Spring apparently, although the weather doesn’t seem to have realised it yet. We have had snow again today, not a great deal but enough to cover the ground, albeit briefly. Six miles away near Town it didn’t snow … Continue reading
DARK AND FOGGY NIGHTS
It’s been a week with minimal moonlight, and it certainly makes a difference. No moon and clear skies are beautiful; the lack of light pollution means that the stars fill the skies like diamonds sewn onto velvet. Perfect for astronomers, … Continue reading
THE LUNCHBOX ON THE KITCHEN WALL
First of all let me say that this is a spontaneous, unplanned post. A reaction to circumstances that greeted me on arriving home on Friday evening! For some time our doorbell hasn’t worked, it hasn’t bothered us overmuch and we haven’t felt … Continue reading
FIRES, BONFIRES & GOING TO BLAZES
Today is one of the first sunny days of the year. It is also a Sunday. Catching up day. But today, like yesterday, is blighted by the compulsion of some to light fires. This time it is a neighbour a couple of … Continue reading
Insights into Rural Living 