Author Archives: Gary

There were an awful lot of joggers in the woods today. Maybe they’d heard about the fallen tree across the path and they wanted to see it for themselves. Maybe it was something to do with the improvement to the … Continue reading →

I feel certain that I have given my opinion on Halloween, here on the blog, many times before, so I won’t reiterate how much I feel that it should stay in America in its present form. I always dread the … Continue reading →

Not a lot happened at home today so, rather than write “Not a lot happened at home today” and leave it at that, I am revisiting something that happened back in 2004. It was when we went to Butser to … Continue reading →

I love having dinner at Lagnö Bo. Tonight was no exception. Actually, it was doubly pleasurable because the necessary renovations are almost complete. Having looked so awful not that long ago, the Winter Garden now looks brand new. Dinner was … Continue reading →

There was an unexpected pheasant in the front garden today. It was under a bird feeder, collecting the fallen seed from the ground. As it fed, a couple of jays watched from a few feet away. It was all a … Continue reading →

In some places in the world, it is claimed that daylight saving puts cows off milking. In other parts, it is thought that extended exposure to sunlight will make your curtains fade quicker. Then there are the idiots who think … Continue reading →

The clocks are about to go back an hour. Tomorrow morning, summer time ends as we start the annual trek into darkness. And the day was lovely, warm enough to not need a fleece but cool enough to be pleasurable. … Continue reading →

Harald and Roger turned up today to do some more work on the shed. And, by the time they left, it all looked pretty amazing. Note that it’s not quite finished, but it’s certainly getting there. I particularly love the … Continue reading →

Well, she made it. From Stockholm to London by train. Mirinda arrived in a very foggy London today. I was sure she was going to have problems somewhere along the line but, apart from an odd, old German train, everything … Continue reading →