The day after Boxing Day, Jim G dropped by to give us two braces of Pheasant. The next day I breasted the Pheasant (simple do do, and let’s be frank, there is not much more on a Pheasant than the … Continue reading →
Phil and Selina came over for cheese fondue with pickles on Christmas Eve. Yes, tradition is still running. I can’t remember a time in the last 35 years when we have not had a cheese fondue for Christmas Eve. (Rosemary … Continue reading →
Our annual Kingswood village Christmas dinner was again hosted by Ian and Julie. How they manage to quietly cater for 30 plus of us with no signs of stress is beyond me. It was a lovely evening out with the … Continue reading →
Our usual Kingswood firework display at George and Annie’s, with firework maestro, Ian. BBQ food cooked by Keith and Duncan & served by Karin & Charlotte. It was a lovely evening, no rain again, with a glimpse of the moon. … Continue reading →
We treated ourselves to a Lidl Spanish Serrano Jamon for Christmas. I had always wanted one! The day came and I carved a thin slice. It was disgusting. So the Red Kites, Magpies, Crows & Jackdaws had an early Christmas present. … Continue reading →
We had John and Carol Curd over for dinner. Main course served was the pan fried marinaded salmon on a bed of green beans. Many bottles of wine consumed on this hot evening. … Continue reading →
Picture of a Starling chick being fed in an old, disused Rayburn solid fuel cooker which a pair of Starlings were using as a nest. This was the second time Starlings have done this, the previous time being two years ago. I … Continue reading →
Summer is over, though the last few weeks have been sunny and hot. Why do I declare summer over? The bird feeders have been erected, 50 kilos of sunflower hearts, 25 kilos of peanuts and 25 kilos of Niger seed … Continue reading →
The raised bed herb garden has now been constructed on the site of the ex Willow tree. It is made of 6 railway sleepers and 30 barrow loads of earth and compost. The project has been on my to-do list … Continue reading →
Several months ago, Rosemary had a serious case of larder envy (seems to affect ladies of a certain age) after seeing a friend’s. She came home and sighed at her larder shelves built of fronts of old wardrobes, bits of … Continue reading →
Christmas is over, with the real Boxing Day nearing the end. Family has left and Rosemary and I are left alone to eat our turkey and bread sauce sandwiches. This Christmas has been a white one with snow on the … Continue reading →
This appeared in our garden and I managed to capture a picture of him through the conservatory window. Wonder how long he will stay around. … Continue reading →
It must be around the longest night, cloudy and quite mild outside. The temperature dropped to -2C last night, somewhat warmer than the two previous nights where it made -12C on both nights. A pity about the clouds this morning, … Continue reading →
It was a tad nippy last night. The mercury fell to -11C or in old money 12.2F. That temperature is also 471.87 Rankine, -8.8 Reaumur and 262.15 Kelvin. The Plough and Anchor pub almost caught fire last night. They had … Continue reading →
I won’t pretend the weather is a tad nippy at the moment. Last night was the coldest this winter. Managed a ball shrivelling -4 and we are not yet in December. Today we are told that this year is either … Continue reading →