The wisdom of cats…
“But the wildest of all the wild animals was the Cat. He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him.” The Cat that Walked by Himself, from the […]
“But the wildest of all the wild animals was the Cat. He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him.” The Cat that Walked by Himself, from the […]
When men were all asleep the snow came flying… Robert Bridges To begin at the beginning… Early on a December morning, a bedroom in the Usk valley: 1st Voice: “Oh […]
There was a fire in the wide hearth before them, and it was burning with a sweet smell, as if it were built of apple-wood JRR Tolkien I’m sure you’ve […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
The boiler has broken down. As I write I’m half-buried beneath a blanket with my laptop on my knees. Mr B’s on the other sofa with a blanket of his […]
Snow came to the Usk Valley this week – though only on the hilltops, which is probably a good thing. We disagree about snow in our house; I love it and Mr […]
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 […]
Today I’m going to write about good things. No tragedies, no sad losses, no whinging, even. Just good stuff, that has made me smile – hopefully it’ll have the same […]