Hmmm, the online Telegraph has introduced a metred paywall. It blanks out the article but not the comments beneath it, so I have been amusing myself by reading the comments only, and guessing what the article must have said.

And in television musings, Doctor Who ( Read more... )

Goodbye Margaret Thatcher - love her or loathe her (and I fall in the latter camp) she certainly shaped modern day Britain in all sorts of ways. And now for the deluge of obituaries and news stories - and terrible jokes on Facebook and Twitter.

I've seen Doctor Who now. ( Read more... )

It was a dull day in Buxton today, with snow flurries. I came home at lunchtime, wisely avoiding the M6 altogether, and back to the sunny south ( Read more... )

Now ensconced in the Old Hall Hotel, Buxton. Most famous former resident = Mary Queen of Scots. In tribute, you can buy Mary Queen of Scots chocolate at reception, for only £2.95 ( Read more... )

I've been out bird watching/church visiting today. I attach a few snowy pictures to set the scene, however I have to say the memorable feature of today was the wind chill. The air temp varied between zero and minus two but it felt much worse. Hat, scarf and gloves weather.

Typical Oxfordshire countryside today: ( Read more... )

It's Saturday morning, and the rain is pouring down outside. The perfect time to catch up with a church post, I feel.

Our venue today is Sutton Courtenay, burial place of both a famous author and a once-famous Prime Minister*. I visited in 2009 when the church was locked and showed you a picture of the outside of the church, and the author's grave ( Read more... )

Sorry all, my Yahoo address book has been hacked - so ignore any weird messages I appear to have sent you. Now off to change my password.

I should know better really..... and yet, from time to time, I feel it necessary to expose myself to the cultural wasteland that is the average Garden Centre ( Read more... )

This weekend has consisted of two grey days in a row, with snow flurrying about in the air, and freezingly cold winds cutting right through the hardy explorer. I've been out though, in scarf and hat - and my reward today was the sight of 24 shetland ponies - and one donkey - foraging by the side of the River Loddon. I find it hard to imagine why ( Read more... )