Hello everyone What a surprise! It snowed heavily Sunday afternoon and that’s quite rare these days, as we haven’t had snow in the south of England in any quantity since February 2019, but we’re in the midst of a
End of the month review – November 2022

Hello everyone Where did that month go? November seems to have flashed by and I think December will too. And then 2023 – phew! I’m saying nothing on the political front but I am hoping to carve out some
Another hat and a new coat

Hi everyone This post is a bit late, apologies, but I have been very busy. And hey, do you notice something about this post – the typeface is darker and, yay, we’ve changed the theme and we are, we think
The place where I live

Hello everyone Many apologies, I missed a week, and why? Well, a lot has been happening, life, the universe and politics got in the way, and I put my writing efforts into My Other Blog. If you click on the
End of the month review – September 2022
Hi everyone Late as usual but I have a very good excuse I’m on holiday in my much loved Dungeness. Here are a couple of snaps to show you why I love it so. This is the cottage. Looks small
Two new raincoats and more news of the move!
Hello everyone We continue to unpack and things look a little better. It’s getting there as Mr F often likes to say. And that’s the view from our bedroom window, which is quite a contrast to the urban view we
The end of the year blog reviews – 2021!
Hello everyone Did you all have a good Christmas? We did and are still Covid free despite meeting up with our son and daughter and their respective families. Phew! But we all did our Lateral Flow tests beforehand and with
Another coat – surely not!

Hi everyone Yes, I know, why do that? Why buy yet another coat? Well, the thing is, as I said in my last post, coats are my go-to item to make a statement. This is because since the pandemic I
The late October review – 2021

Hello again everyone Apologies for the lack of a blog post last week and this late review, again! But life just got in the way and the days passed in a flash. Anyway, how did your October go? We’ve been
My charity shop bonanza – October has been a very lucky month!

Hi everyone I’ve had an extraordinary run of luck with my charity shop finds this month and the last item I bought has to be the bargain of the year. More about that find in a minute. Yes, from just
