A few months ago the umbrella I had up blew inside out and, as it is the start of some quite blustery rainy days in the UK, I spent an hour looking at reviews on Amazon of supposedly durable windproof umbrellas, the windproof part being an essential around here, as
Hello everyone How are things with you? Good I hope. We’re fine and I’ll say more about my state of mind at the end of the month, but for now, I am going to revisit the major decision we made to move to housing for the over-65s. This has been
Hello again! Well, I went ahead, got down my Autumn/Fall clothes, put away my flimsiest Summer frocks and skirts, and all of that just in time for some warmer weather over the next few days! Not to worry, I think it was time to have a look at what I
It’s the end of the month again so here’s another round-up of thoughts on these unusual times. As you can see from the title of this post, I now see myself as being in a semi-lockdown situation, because I have moved a little on my hard-line position. Wearing a mask
Hello everyone Writing this post was a bit of an effort this week as I’m feeling very sleep deprived – more about this below – but first what a contrast in the weather! Yesterday we had a storm off the Atlantic blowing its way across the nation. It wasn’t too
Hello everyone As I keep saying, we Brits are such wimps when it comes to our weather. For most of the UK population, last week was pretty dire as parts of our country had over 34C (93.2F) for 6 consecutive days, with the nights not much cooler and, don’t forget,
Hi everyone How are you all? Well, I hope and having a few outings and visits from family and friends? We are still being very cautious. I actually went into a supermarket for something I forgot to get via my online delivery but I’m not going to make a habit
Hello again and, my word, another month has passed. Do you find the days going by quickly? I do. I have to say most of the time I’m busy with projects and the blog, and happy to be in contact with friends and family via FaceTime and WhatsApp. But every
Hello again We have been a little bit more adventurous. You have to live and enjoy life so we visited our daughter on Sunday, and next Sunday we will be going to friends for a Sunday lunch. That will be quite daring for us and, gosh, am I looking forward
Hello everyone How are you all doing? I’ve begun to do more things out in the community but being very, very cautious as the virus is still circulating here in the UK – see the latest figures which contain information about local areas. But last week, I went to a