I don’t have a dog of my own – I am out too much and they have to be walked (at least once) every day so are too much of a tie. The dog in my brother’s family, Sasha, is also extremely badly behaved – out of the house, even though she is lovely inside….
Author: Lepton
Meet up with university friends
This year we met up in Kings Lynn. I left on the Thursday and went to stay with one friend at her new house in Hitchin. Very nice it is too, even if there are rather a lot of stairs! We had an excellent meal out in the town in the evening. Friday morning we…
Go on a slug hunt
The slugs (and snails) have decimated my garden this year. They ate 3 of the 6 plants I bought for my new rockery, the flowers and then the leaves from the red and white dahlia I bought, most of my salad leaves, some of my radishes, the tops of all my carrots (actual carrot, not…
ANOTHER holiday…..
This was the holiday that was (partly) paid for by the cancellation of the singing holiday. I had chosen three nights, so 2 days of walking, at Lulwoth Cove. This was partly because it is my closest hf house – only 1½ hours drive away, so ideal for a short break – and I was…
Get the kitchen re-done
The last room in the house to be done……. I put it off until last for good reason! Several people asked why was I doing it, as it looked OK – which it did superficially. Looking more closely, there were…… ……and the grill didn’t work and the tops of the cupboards were exposed and got…
Take a holiday in the Cotswolds
Time for yet another holiday with hf holidays, but in the Cotswolds this time. The hotel is based at Bourton-on-the-Water, which is quite an easy drive for me. I even broke it up by stopping for lunch with my niece and family, so I did have a bit of time to play with my great-niece…
Go to a funeral
This was, sadly, for a friend I have only recently got to know. She came on the choir trip to Cornwall last summer and I got to know her there and at choir, where she had a good voice and helped to keep me singing roughly the right notes. She also encouraged me to keep…
Help at a wedding
The daughter of my housegroup leaders was getting married, so all the housegroup members got an invitation to the service. Then some time later there was a phone call – would I be prepared to help serve, but mostly clear away, the cakes and drinks that were to be available after the service and before…
Get new glasses
Well, I thought it was about time! It was at least 4 years since I had my eyes tested and although I kept talking about it, somehow it never happened. On mentioning it to a friend she “encouraged” me to get on with it, but then I had unintentionally given her the impression that my…
Have 3 things cancelled in one week!
I am starting to think that it is me…….. Monday, a friend cancelled our dog walk and lunch as her grandson had broken both collar bones and she was going to be needed as support and help for both her daughter and grandson. Tuesday, at choir, we were told that the end of term concert was cancelled…