Slept in until almost 8 without waking. Up and showered, we ate a breakfast at Peter’s and said goodbye at 10.00. First stop was the Supermarket at Richmond where we bought supplies for two days, and an emergency supper for … Continue reading →
Today we leave the North Island for the South, and the weather is good for the crossing. We have the 8.00am Bluebridge ferry, so to make sure we get there on time the alarm is set for 6.00am They like … Continue reading →
We had an excellent trip to Stoneywell National Trust House. The weather could have been a little better. Lovely little National Trust house, with fabulous gardens. First off, you must book to come here, you can not just turn up. … Continue reading →
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 →
We visited Valerie and Norman for a couple of nights. On the Tuesday we set off with hedge trimmer and chainsaw to trim their hedge. First job on arrival was to consume an excellent soup lunch. Then the hedge was … Continue reading →
Sun-Shiny day Today was forecast as a brilliant day, and so it was. The sun shone into the van at an early hour, but we were awake, the peacock had seen to that. We left early picking up the bread … Continue reading →
We had a 9.00 am Condor ferry booked from Poole harbour, so instead of rushing down in the morning, we decided to travel on the previous evening and park at the ferry port. The weather was appalling, raining most of … Continue reading →
I had to update the default character set to utf8mb4 on my mysql server. I was getting quite a few submissions on my tomcat hosted systems with emojies like the 💩 symbol being inserted. These always failed with a database error. Reading up about … Continue reading →
A Buzzard visited our garden, sitting on the fence between the paddock and the garden. As I approached, the bird flew off and sat on the fence further into the paddock. It then flew into the next door field. In … Continue reading →
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Some pictures from Christmas. First there was the evening party around Kingswood with the progressive supper, starting at Lin and Laurie, progressing to Julie and Ian, and finishing at Karin and Duncan. Christmas was a family day at home. … Continue reading →
I have put together a small gallery of pictures taken at Ann’s 80th birthday party. There are some of the people who attended, and a few pictures from around Blakeney. The blue skies, the sun with its hat on, was … Continue reading →
The row of beer taps in the Tilted Kilt in Wethersfield. Had a nice blackened chicken pieces served with fettuccine, artichoke and tomato sauce. Pleasant, filling and worth the 13 dollars. Same bar staff as before, so must be a … Continue reading →
My drive to Wethersfield was a doddle. So armed with my trusty printed out Google turn maps I drove to Glastonbury and the offices where I am to work for the next few days. Suffice to say the time taken … Continue reading →
Holidays seem to be hard work, up at 5.30 to spot some birds in the highlands of Quito. We travelled by bus to a national park with a fantastic view of the highest active volcano. On the way and on … Continue reading →