Author: Tricia

As you can see from the photo, I have been busy! We had the children again last week and what fun we had, it is almost like life is normal again when they are here. We do lots of fun things; explore the aquatic life in the pond, including tiny frogs; cool off in the…

I am in the second row from front ( a clue is hair bows) above and have not yet acquired my glasses. I am still in touch with 3 of the girls. Where did the years go? The above title is from the chorus of a song by George Formby “Leaning on a Lamp Post”…

I have enjoyed all the time i have invested in the flower garden at this strange time in my life. I started on it back in late March early April, it is divided into two large beds, both have a few bushes in them and they were overrun with weeds. One was really bad, it…

I was expecting to write this yestrday, 1st June, but i got waylaid by the garden. What a month May was it started out cold with snow flurries and frost at night, it was very dry and then the last week it got very hot, mid to high 30’sC felt like 40 some of the…

Lovely day, went out for breakfast in the Merc. Cafes and restaurants are still closed to eat in so we got a take away from our favourite café and sat on a bench by the library overlooking the river. It is much cooler today and that horrid humidity has gone, so it was nice to…

I know I have stated that i do not watch the tv news, perhaps that is a bit of a lie. i watched some of it last night but as soon as it gets on about Covid 19 and Canada I switch off. I have been scanning the BBC and CBC websites and have found…

And a good time was had by all. The last little while we have had a wonderful time. We were kept very busy coming up with creative ideas and fun things to keep little people busy and having fun. The period included Dave’s 73rd birthday (How did that happen) and our 45th Wedding Anniversary. We…

You might not find me here for a few days starting tomorrow, something exciting is happening. I will blog again when it is over and may tell you about it. It has warmed up today and their is no frost in the forcaste for the foreseeable future. All good news for gardeners, we have been…

What a beautiful day today, bit cold early on but warmed up nicely and sun shone all day. Did a little shopping, got my coffee from Geronimos and sat by the river in my usual spot. We cannot sit in the café so I take it away and sit in the car by the river.…

Today was freezing and then the sun came out and it warmed up. Had trouble sleeping last night again. Late rising, cleaned a bit then, escaped to the garden but after only 40 mins I was driven back inside by the freezing cold wind! However i do remember other Mays being cold at the start…