Monthly Archives: February 2007

Off to hospital today for some unmentionable tests. Just routine (and precautionary) to them…..not like that for me. Still, as I have said before, we are well served with our medical care in this rural region.

Another rainy day here in Dalamory. Twenty miles to the east there is heavy snow and the roads are blocked. Four hundred feet up and the hills are swathed in white. Seems like a day for staying put. Him Behind … Continue reading →

Still not expecting joiners and they still haven’t arrived – even although they promised temporary access would be done last week.

Peace to you and yours this day…….

Or rubbish redeemed? Plastic bag masquerading as heron.

This joyful sign of spring makes me think of how the new can makes its way through the old. Some of the blooms had actually pierced their way right through the autumn leaves. Reactionaries of the world beware!

A brace of joiners arrived yesterday to um and aw over the lack of access from our main door. I had hoped for an early start to the extension; alas, they were only discussing how to give us temporary access. … Continue reading →

So today is the start of Lent; that period in the Christian year when people often think about giving things up or saying extra prayers and so forth. It is the count-down to Easter, the time when we can say … Continue reading →

Whilst eating a tofu stir-fry yesterday……… Me:  This tofu is quite nice Him Behind the Wheel:  Mmmm…..if you can get it past your eyes first.

Apparently a piece of otter poo is called a spraint. And hereby hangs a tale as they say….. Mistress Misty Marshall was caught rolling in something beside the river. Thereafter it rained and it poured and we had one wet … Continue reading →