The blessed Debfather came last week to spend a week in the garden. He helpfully pointed out that our garden is big enough to require the services of a full time gardener to keep it looking splendid, but failed to offer to relocate. He was out there at 7 most mornings and only had 3 afternoons off, and it still is barely contained. He bought me a ( Read more... )

Random musing.

Today I had a pack of Winter Warmer Special Limited Edition TicTacs. They tasted exactly like old Cinnamon TicTacs, beloved by me in my youth and unavailable for many years. I also liked Wrigleys Big Red chewing gum which I (of course) always disposed of responsibly, usually by swallowing it by mistake. And if you think it will ( Read more... )

It is well and truly autumnal now. We are burning log fires in the evenings and it is dark when we get up; all the purple has gone from the hills and the deer have come down from the hills. Driving back from Inverness in the dark last night was scary after the Q. who killed Bambi? A. that would be us episode last Friday. Three times there were deer ( Read more... )

I posted the other week about ( Slow Food )

It is quite extraordinary - there is a photo of a child on the front of the Observer Food magazine who is the image of my SIL's son Alfie, and he has the same name and is the same age, but it isn't him. So he must have a double. We told Alfie about it on the phone and he said "Oh I don't think I want three Alfies. Just two." Sometimes I really ( Read more... )

Oh the busyness of me. I have had my in laws staying so have been doing hostess with the mostest impression. Plus I learned late last night that an Inspector is calling tomorrow, meaning I had to do a bit of creative accounting with my health and safety record keeping. And I am knackered, having left the house at sparrowfart to take my in laws to ( Read more... )

More sheet, pillow and towel counting - heaving large bags of linen round is the closest thing to exercise I've had all day. And exercise is needed. I am a traditionally built lady at the best of times (although not African) and becoming more traditional by the week. If only I wasn't so devoted to carbohydrates ( Read more... )

I have just randomly added a few friends to my list, staving off the evil moment when I have to go and count towels and pillow cases. I did mean to write a long lj post but, as usual, got sidetracked into reading other people's journals instead so now this will have to be short ( Read more... )