It’s been so beautiful here this last month. The May blossom has faded now, and the cow parsley is on the turn, but ox-eye daisies(moonpen...

  I’m sorry but I’ve just got to say something about Tony Blair’s latest advice to Labour.  Does he really think anyone cares what he has to...

  I knew it was going to be blisteringly hot again yesterday, but I needed some exercise, so I went out on my bike very early.  “Make sure y...

It has been a quiet week at Hepworth Towers. The family member who declines to be named rang on Thursday to ask if I’d go over at the weeken...

  If you book something called a ‘private en-suite room’ you expect to be able to step out of bed take a couple of steps and sit on the loo,...

   My sweet pea seedlings have been living on the bedroom windowsill for weeks, but on Friday I decided they were hearty enough to go outsid...

The longer I leave between blog posts the harder it becomes to write a new one. Who wants to read about politics these days? It’s all dire. ...

  I share my angst with you on the blog, so I am going to share my happiness too. We are not having the heating on at all because of the pri...

This last week was swallowed up in buying a car, although I did fit in two long walks with friends as well, as respite. But back to the car....

  I went to pick up MsX from nursery this week. (Sorry, MsX! Sorry! Not nursery, but pre-school, because she’s three and she’s a big girl no...