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Happy Christmas MT - from a very chilly Devon! I hope you enjoy your day! Ally
December 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Happy Christmas MT - from a very chilly Devon! I hope you enjoy your day! Ally
Absolutely! All of the above! The DSLR can be a Christmas present to yourself.
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Absolutely! All of the above! The DSLR can be a Christmas present to yourself.
Well, you would think so….or, at the very least, sleet!
You were right about the increase in butterflies this year, I’m just reading the RHS magazine and they say that garden butterfly numbers are up 46% compared to 2024- Hooray!
You were right about the increase in butterflies this year, I’m just reading the RHS magazine and they say that garden butterfly numbers are up 46% compared to 2024- Hooray!
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Well, you would think so….or, at the very least, sleet!
You were right about the increase in butterflies this year, I’m just reading the RHS magazine and they say that garden butterfly numbers are up 46% compared to 2024- Hooray!
You were right about the increase in butterflies this year, I’m just reading the RHS magazine and they say that garden butterfly numbers are up 46% compared to 2024- Hooray!
Perfect timing IMHO!
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Perfect timing IMHO!
They are very good at ‘clarifying’ situations!
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
They are very good at ‘clarifying’ situations!
It’s quite a feat if endurance…and all the time it’s Mont Blanc that dominates the scene!
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It’s quite a feat if endurance…and all the time it’s Mont Blanc that dominates the scene!
😂😂😂 of course, I should have realised that!
On a different note (almost literally) I am sitting in a cosy room listening to some Brahms - all the shorter piano pieces as played by Igor Levit on CD and at a Wigmore Hall concert we went to. I envy his technique!
On a different note (almost literally) I am sitting in a cosy room listening to some Brahms - all the shorter piano pieces as played by Igor Levit on CD and at a Wigmore Hall concert we went to. I envy his technique!
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
😂😂😂 of course, I should have realised that!
On a different note (almost literally) I am sitting in a cosy room listening to some Brahms - all the shorter piano pieces as played by Igor Levit on CD and at a Wigmore Hall concert we went to. I envy his technique!
On a different note (almost literally) I am sitting in a cosy room listening to some Brahms - all the shorter piano pieces as played by Igor Levit on CD and at a Wigmore Hall concert we went to. I envy his technique!
Clear the garage out? Where would you put all that ‘might need that one day’ stuff?
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Clear the garage out? Where would you put all that ‘might need that one day’ stuff?
Very good point! 2 of the best doctors I have known would have left to seek more welcoming pastures - green or otherwise!
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Very good point! 2 of the best doctors I have known would have left to seek more welcoming pastures - green or otherwise!
We had a nice crispy white frost this morning. Thank goodness we went into the garden at about 10.00pm last night and carefully wrapped up some of the more delicate plants in horticultural fleece!
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We had a nice crispy white frost this morning. Thank goodness we went into the garden at about 10.00pm last night and carefully wrapped up some of the more delicate plants in horticultural fleece!
Yes, like the one person on a group who is driving everyone else home! My sister-in-law recommends alcohol-free wine but I’m not a fan.
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Yes, like the one person on a group who is driving everyone else home! My sister-in-law recommends alcohol-free wine but I’m not a fan.
Don’t make yourself a one man experiment! Respect for doing without a drink for du h a long time!!!
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Don’t make yourself a one man experiment! Respect for doing without a drink for du h a long time!!!
Oh, I will! I’ve just been reading about vagus nerve stimulation for better sleep. Might be worth looking up??
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Oh, I will! I’ve just been reading about vagus nerve stimulation for better sleep. Might be worth looking up??
Commiserations! I’ve been waking up at 5.00am. Couldn’t work out why. Two nights ago I woke up a little earlier and heard the sound of a motorbike, I looked outside… someone delivering newspapers to two houses and not making any effort to do it quietly. I will be speaking to the newsagent!
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Commiserations! I’ve been waking up at 5.00am. Couldn’t work out why. Two nights ago I woke up a little earlier and heard the sound of a motorbike, I looked outside… someone delivering newspapers to two houses and not making any effort to do it quietly. I will be speaking to the newsagent!
I’ve had that experience too - they are beautiful but camera shy.
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I’ve had that experience too - they are beautiful but camera shy.
Great picture; ours seemed to be camera shy 🙄
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Great picture; ours seemed to be camera shy 🙄
I hope so, even if it’s just a few more - it would seem more ‘normal’.
Especially when evicting them from a grandchild’s bedroom!
We had two or three ‘new’ butterflies in our garden this year including commas and painted ladies.
Especially when evicting them from a grandchild’s bedroom!
We had two or three ‘new’ butterflies in our garden this year including commas and painted ladies.
November 2, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I hope so, even if it’s just a few more - it would seem more ‘normal’.
Especially when evicting them from a grandchild’s bedroom!
We had two or three ‘new’ butterflies in our garden this year including commas and painted ladies.
Especially when evicting them from a grandchild’s bedroom!
We had two or three ‘new’ butterflies in our garden this year including commas and painted ladies.
I was discussing this with my neighbour just the other day, we didn’t see many last year and have seen even fewer so far this autumn.
November 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I was discussing this with my neighbour just the other day, we didn’t see many last year and have seen even fewer so far this autumn.
😂😂 until they run across your face when you are asleep!
October 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
😂😂 until they run across your face when you are asleep!
They go on until spring 2026. Their potholes aren’t really any worse than ours but the areas of crumbling road sides is a bit off putting - given the steep drop and absence of fences etc.
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
They go on until spring 2026. Their potholes aren’t really any worse than ours but the areas of crumbling road sides is a bit off putting - given the steep drop and absence of fences etc.
We don’t go too far into Italy but there are couple of good restaurants not too far down the road. The bar on the Col du Petit St Bernard is a must visit - good coffee, decent meals and very friendly staff. They are shut now - snow has fallen it’s now -3°C below normal and road works are underway ..
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We don’t go too far into Italy but there are couple of good restaurants not too far down the road. The bar on the Col du Petit St Bernard is a must visit - good coffee, decent meals and very friendly staff. They are shut now - snow has fallen it’s now -3°C below normal and road works are underway ..