I really like glass and the light it gives off. I was lucky to pick up a bit of glassware yesterday in London. My friend had some lovely candlesticks in her house and I loved the way that light shone off them. I thought these were pretty amazing and love the shapes and facets. One [...]
Thank you ever so much for all your comments and emails about Ophelia. I have read each and every one several times and they have been such a comfort when I feel very empty. I always knew it would be very difficult when she died but it is still very very hard nonetheless. I feel [...]
Ophelia had a fit whilst she was at the vets today and died. She was such a lovely cat even to the last – she had jumped up on the bed on Monday morning and sat next to me. I am sure she was trying to give me some comfort for what was to come. [...]
Thank you for all your kind words about Ophelia. We don’t have any news apart from the fact the vet is keeping her another night and his wife said she is a bit brighter today. Hopefully we’ll collect her tomorrow. I’m not really sure what to think of that but am trying to remain positive. [...]
I had booked a day off today so I could catch up with myself as the last few weeks have been so fraught and busy and I wanted a bit of time to just relax as weekends have also been very busy too. I had planned to hang out with the kitties in the morning [...]
My new camera arrived today and it is ever so quick. I used to struggle with taking photos of Merlin and Sirius as the old one used to take ages to focus but now it is literally a snap to take photos of them. I did get a new screen for my Casio so I [...]
I’ve been dreaming and thinking over what seemed an increasingly cold winter about what I was going to do in the garden this year. Tomatoes, chard, basil, carrots, beetroot – just a smattering of what we achieved last year. I got my paper potter. I bought the chutney book when I spotted it on sale [...]
Inspired by watching Gardener’s World, I thought it was high time I got out my paper potter and started making pots ready for gardening season. Of course, anything that I do is of great excitement to Sirius Black. Can you see how carefully he is inspecting the newspaper? Toilet roll tubes carefully saved were pressed [...]
We had a special Mother’s Day service at church this morning where the kids all give out posies to the women in the congregation. Mother’s day holds mixed feelings for me and my friend Gail who was preaching asked me last week if I would lead prayers this morning. It was only after I said [...]
Yesterday was really a beef in beer day. It was bitter cold – the sun was shining but the wind was biting. I threw in a few things I had to hand but it is a really tasty dish – even tastier the day after when the flavours have developed. 450g stewing steak 1 onion, [...]