Glastonbury 2017 was greeted with great expectations. There had been a long period of dry weather during the build up to the festival. The few days before there had been a heat wave with temperatures in the 30s. The weather … Continue reading →
Despite the recent bad weather, we seem to have had some lovely butterflies in the last few sunny days, so Steve took their portraits and has posted an album of them – http://www.blasdale.com/blog/picture-albums/blasdale-picture-gallery-2009/2009butterflies/ We have yet to add their names – … Continue reading →
The weekend of 7th-9th August saw us meeting up in Essex with friends from Steve’s university days. This year from our base in a quiet country village courtesy of our hosts, Richard & Andrea, we visited Frinton-on-Sea and honed our sandcastle … Continue reading →
Rosemary was doing an ad hoc check of the field, when she spied some odd activity and so got the binoculars out. It looked like a large bird of prey was eating a late breakfast. A few minutes later, large … Continue reading →
Saturday 30th August saw us complete with tent at a party to celebrate Robin’s 50th birthday. How he and Tessa managed to pick the one decent summer’s day & evening, just shows the calibre of people they are. We could … Continue reading →
During one of Rosemary’s ad hoc, but frequent, sheep counts of the field flock, a discrepancy was noted. One extra. More stringent stocktaking showed the reason – a tiny, newborn lamb. It is June, isn’t it?
On Friday morning, after gasping at the price of rail tickets and underground tickets (& giving up trying to work out cheap deals) we arrive in Lonodn. We go first via a walk along by the Thames to The Tate … Continue reading →
We have a Pepys themed walked with the Berkshire branch of the Cambridge Society in London for Saturday 29th March. I’ve always wanted to see “The Mousetrap”, so after much dithering (& gasping at ticket prices) we decide yes & … Continue reading →
Decided we’d not been to Oxford for a while and there were a couple of shops R wanted to look in. We found ourselves looking around the Museum of the History of Science which was very good as well as … Continue reading →
Saturday afternoon thought it about time to use NT cards, but where to go? Chose Greys Court in Oxfordshire; slight en route diversion due to someone shifting signage around (seems to happen a lot lately). On arrival were told it … Continue reading →
We don’t seem to be able to remember our wedding date and often when we do, we discover the date’s already gone, but this year we had checked well in advance, because we knew it was our silver wedding anniversary. We spent it camping in France (about which more … Continue reading →
Friday night saw The Square Pants team (Selina’s idea of a name; R&S had no clue why that name, while Graham objected, but was overruled) try their luck at the Quaintwood Players Murder Mystery Night. Held in Grendon Underwood’s village hall, … Continue reading →
The ususal tug of war against our next village neighbours never took place. Sunday the area was prepared. Nettles were strimmed down, a foot bridge was built over the border-marking brook, and a dam built of corregated iron was placed against … Continue reading →
Rosemary wanted to go to see Kettles Yard so off we go on Saturday morning to the Cambridge Park & Ride (no charge for parking, unlike Oxford, but what do you expect from a superior university town?). Arrived to discover … Continue reading →
Rosemary’s nephew’s better-half Kirsty has just launched a new business Be Styled Interiors for interior design, home staging & de-cluttering in West Sussex & Surrey. Should be very exciting her and we had a look at the new website for … Continue reading →