Sun Dried Sparrows

Yes, I know, if you are at all freaked out by spiders you’re not going to want to read this post, let alone look at the picture… I do unders...

My two longest-standing friends and I try to meet up a couple of times a year and last week was one of those occasions.   We’ve known each o...

As people who know me are no doubt bored of hearing recently, I’ve mislaid my mojo (my creative one! It inspires and helps me draw…).   I l...

There’s a chill in the air now in these English flatlands and a sense that Winter has finally arrived, albeit belatedly. Much as I hate the...

I thought I would give you a little peek into my shud. Or should I say: my “hovel, swyne kote or howse…to kepe yn beestys”…? I know that lo...

I know lots of people do it every day but, for me, travelling on public transport is a bit of a rarity.   Working from home requires no comm...

A lovely friend sent me a surprise in the post the other day.   I opened the package, pulled it out, and found myself grinning broadly just ...

I’ve only got two ‘Observer’ guide books but I treasure them.   I can’t fully explain why – maybe it’s the combination of them being pocket-...