We had to get the National Grid to temporarily switch off the electricity in the local area to allow a tree surgeon to prune this lovely old wild pear. It has a wild rose growing through it, so it should look even better when this flowers.

The new neighbours are noisy but very cute.

You know when you are living in the country when a pheasant rocks up in your garden.

We take our cats on holiday every year and to stay with friends. They love the journey and visiting new places. They prefer being in an open cage so they can see out of the car windows.

I recently unearthed my cassette collection in the loft whilst preparing to move. They were last listened to twenty seven or more years ago. Amazingly they still all play, but not on my old Sony Walkman as they both have sadly given up working.

I don't go to many live concerts now, but I can recommend the Peatbog Faeries who I have seen this year at Carnglaze Caverns in Cornwall and Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-sea.

A morning at the allotment has helped to de-stress me after a week of dealing with issues around moving house. Hopefully this time next year we will have our own large veg patch in the garden of the new property. I will miss the allotment though - it is a haven of tranquility.

Here are 2 from me ... Bluesky certainly needs more cat photos!

Great evening at Button House, otherwise known as West Horsley Place, the filming venue for the BBC series Ghosts. A tour of the house with storytelling and music. #Ghosts

Get well soon Will.

Just love this sign... but I bet people still ignore it!

Went to see the local flooding in Cobham. I was amused to see how many cars raced through it totally submerging cars coming the other way. Really selfish and stupid!

Looking forward to our next road trip with the cats, this time in sunny Devon! Bella and Meg are seasoned travellers and have visited Cornwall, Cumbria, Pembrokeshire, Herefordshire and Sussex on numerous occasions. Who else takes their cats on holiday? #cats #travellingcats