Today’s guest picture comes from my Somerset correspondent, Venetia. She tells me that The South West Heritage Trust has bought this Morris Minor van for the enjoyment of locals. She used to see Wilf delivering eggs in her road for some years after she moved there in 2011. When we went to bed last night,Continue reading “Dave waves goodbye”
Tag Archives: plum
An indeterminate day
Today’s guest picture comes from our son, Alistair. Our granddaughter Matilda made this Easter brownie today. It was below freezing when we got up, and the day stayed grey and chilly. In spite of the coming of storm Dave being heavily advertised in the forecast, it was very calm as I walked along to theContinue reading “An indeterminate day”
Saved from boredom by a board
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Caroline. On a stressful day, she was grateful for the peaceful garden at her local patisserie. We had another miserable morning here after a rainy night, and as it was followed by an awful afternoon, there were no jolly excursions to castles and parks. I found a dryContinue reading “Saved from boredom by a board”
Plan B and Plan C
Today’s guest picture is another from sunny East Wemyss. Our son Tony enjoyed these patriotic contrails We had a day of variable weather here, with clouds, rain showers and sunshine all appearing from time to time. My main business of the morning was to get the Langholm Initiative Newsletter ready for publication, but I didContinue reading “Plan B and Plan C”
Free but at a cost
Today’s guest picture is from my walking friend Mark. It comes from yesterday’s walk, and I think it shows the airy views better than any I used in yesterday’s post. His phone camera works well. Today was quite a contrast with yesterday. I did have some conversation with a friend, but it was over morningContinue reading “Free but at a cost”
A polar surprise
Today’s guest picture comes from my sister Mary. She decided to take a visit to St James’s Park on the sunny bank holiday yesterday. She found that hundreds of others had had the same idea. We were roused from a rather boring contemplation of another dull grey morning by some very loud and interesting noisesContinue reading “A polar surprise”
Help required
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew who is visiting London. He took to the river today, and was quite struck by this view. After a break for the Common Riding, Dropscone arrived for coffee today, and as a special treat, he brought some of his treacle scones, the first we have had thisContinue reading “Help required”
Decidedly damp
Today’s guest picture of dawn in East Wemyss, was kindly sent by our son Tony. It brought a welcome glimpse of sunshine into a very dreich day here. It started to rain heavily at half past ten last night, and although it calmed down after a short time, it rained lightly and persistently throughout theContinue reading “Decidedly damp”
A full but uneventful day
Today’s guest picture comes from my brother Andrew. While he was on a walk with one of his sons yesterday, he came across an alpaca with a neat haircut . It was a cool but dry day here today, without the benefit of any sunshine to warm things up. We cycled to church where thereContinue reading “A full but uneventful day”
Going green
Today’s guest picture comes from Sandy. He tried growing a wild flower bed beside his house this year, and he is very pleased with the result. We had another very hot day here, and the flowers are tending to get a bit tired . . . . . . as are the blackbirds. Once againContinue reading “Going green”
Tootlepedal's Blog 