As mentioned in a post to Emma, yesterday: this little tree is about forty years old. The baubles are the same age. The tinsel is about half that age and the star only a few years old.


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We've spent the weekend in Bristol - which could arguably rival Milton Keynes for its roundabouts. It was a lovely weekend and we did pretty well with the weather. Each day started with heavy rain, but it disappeared quickly ( Read more... )

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Things over the last week:
- C's cat Cooper has learned how to get onto the top of the door. Sadly, he has not learned how to come down (other than to yowl until a human gets him).
- bateleur bought me roses. The orange ones are all "Yeah! Let's go!" The yellow ones are "OK, we'll open a bit." The red ones are "Shan't."


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My father passed away on Thursday 29 April. I feel sad and strange.


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The window today was a birdhouse... again.

I've made a chocolate cake for bateleur's birthday. It's always a slightly fragile cake (it works on egg whites), but worthwhile. And bateleur has interesting (other) food plans for dinner.

About a fortnight ago, bateleur and I went to Ryan's school to see him waitering in the cafe there. He is doing this is for a term.

Here's a picture of our order and the order slip (frothy coffee, lemon cake, tea and coffee cake).


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I haven't posted about my half-week in Center Parcs, so I thought I'd better get on and do it.

We did various things there but, as ever, my favourite was the falconry.


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It's been quite a while since I wrote reviews of anything. So, I'd better fix that ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning to discover that the journey back from Royston to Ashford was not looking as straightforward as last night's weather forecast has suggested. The BBC weather forecast was having a little wibble between sleet and rain. However, that's not what I call this.


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