Dog and frog It was Flying Ant Day today. That hot, dry day in midsu...

Our town is inordinately proud of its Christmas lights, which are pretty much in a league of their own. Literally all of the colours, especi...

  There is generally something bubbling away in the kitchen around here. Kefir and sourdough and a bit of kimchi. I have a cup of kefir ever...

  I tried growing  pineapple lilies (above) this year after spotting them in a garden near here and thinking they looked brilliant. Alas, n...

  Well. the youngest managed to chop his own onion, along with three other children who also had truly appalling mothers who had not pre-cut...

Okay, so not a vast array of photos, but snapshots from my day nonetheless. I made a quick foray into town for food. At the risk of starting...

  Look, a library book! It must be six months since I've borrowed anything, but finally the doors are open again and books are back on t...

Cheese scones; butter Madame Alfred Carriere Bridge to Wales - still a forbidden land Here at Above the River Tow...

Anyone else sitting around on the grass idly making daisy chains to hang round their dog? No? Just us then. Four weeks of lock...

I had a post half-typed, but it wouldn't do at all so I have deleted it. It was a combination of sarcasm, emotional...