What a tangled web…
Remember, remember, the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot… Who doesn’t enjoy a good conspiracy? They’re endlessly entertaining because no matter what evidence is produced, discussed, dissected and […]
Tag Archives: food
Who, when, where?
Last summer we decided to have a fence built atop part of our garden wall, to give us some privacy from occasional passers-by. Not that we’d mind if they did […]
A turn of phrase
A little while ago I was lounging on the sofa minding my own business and half-listening to the evening weather forecast on BBC Wales when I heard the presenter (Behnaz […]
Home for Christmas
It was Christmas morning when the first cracks appeared…and it was all my fault. Every year I stubbornly ignore the gaudy decorations that appear as early as October, and swear to […]
Great British Fuss and Bother
It’s the end of life as we know it. The Great British Bakeoff bit the dust this week when the 2016 final was aired and Candice was announced as the […]
September ramblings
It’s been two weeks since my last post and you’ll be glad to hear that I’ve washed off the mud and managed to stay upright. I haven’t fallen, slipped or […]
Black Mountains treats
We’ve been in a period of what the forecasters call unsettled weather lately. I don’t know why they call it that – several days of rain seems pretty settled to […]
The best of times, the worst of times
So here we are, mid July. It’s one of my favourite months – my birthday is on 9th, the same day as Tom Hanks. And the same year; which means […]
On the slopes
We decided to tackle the Sugar Loaf today. Being the lazy walkers that we are that didn’t mean walking all the way up from the A40 – it meant driving […]
Pancakes!
February is good for two things only: the Six Nations tournament and pancakes. The rugby kicked off last weekend and was what we’ve come to expect; frustration as Italy so […]
