Our Rhubarb Fayre at Hay Green Allotments in Bournville on Saturday. Sold six hundred sticks and plenty to spare. Raised £700.00 towards our new toilet. Our current one is not for the squeamish!!!

We went to see the fabulous Thirza Garwood exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery in London. She was the wife of the equally brilliant artist Eric Ravillious. She is at long last being recognised as Ravillious's equal.

Jack the Cat. He has been with us for three years after our beloved Mr Mipps died in my partner's arms.

Best view from a supermarket cafe in the UK. The view from the Waitrose Cafe in Malvern Worcestershire. Looking from the glorious Malvern Hills over the Vale of the river Severn to the Cotswold Hills and Stratford beyond. Recommended the honey halloumi on sourdough!!!! England at its best.

Not a very good picture of Ozzy the Bull at New Street Station in Birmingham (Brum). After seventy years I still love this diverse and vibrant City. He was made for the Commonwealth Games was adapted to fit in the Station. Every hour his eyes light up he nods his head and wags his tail.

We went to the Tirzah Garwood exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery today. I loathe bellicose arrogant patriotism. Her gentle kind view of our country I can relate to.

A flood of crocus on Bournville Village Green today with the Carillon in the background. The workers village was built by the Quaker chocolate magnet George Cadbury and his wife Elizabeth. Can you see Musk or Trump ever having the dignity to build a place as beautiful and self-effacingly human.

Lovely display of early spring flowers around our three hundred year old oak tree in the back garden

Jack the Cat asleep on my feet (as ever) In the background my suite ready for work in the morning. Off early on the train to Coventry, catch breakfast at Birmingham New Street. Nice sakshuka to start the day-bliss.

Too right. At brilliant demonstration in London yesterday. Don't mope in the face of facism, fight back, just gone seventy and raring to go.

I am in wonderful Berlin Today we went to the Reichstag and came across this most beautiful and terrifying memorial. It had me in tears. This evil is potentially present in us all if we allow debased and unscrupulous people to activate the worst in us. We must not appease Trump and his goons.

I am in wonderful Berlin Today we went to the Reichstag and came across this most beautiful and terrifying memorial. It had me in tears. This evil is potentially present in us all if we allow debased and unscrupulous people to activate the worst in us. We must not appease Trump and his goons.

Had my seventieth birthday do today at the marvellous Anjuna Lounge at the People's Republic of Stirchley in Birmingham. Lovely Indian Street Food, cake, IPA, cocktails and incredible coffee. Lovely service by Becks and the crew. The atmosphere was electric. Highly recommend.

Boxing Day lunch at Hay Green Allotments in Bournville. Sis well fed foxes share our gardens with us.

Summer open day at Hay Green Allotments in Bournville Birmingham. 120 plots spread over 2.5 hectares, over 150 members. We are a cooperative with a twenty year lease from Bournville Village Trust (Cadbury Chocolate) Will post "Through the Allotment Year" of our idyllic site, people + wildlife

In bed recovering from an operation in beautiful Bournville, Cadbury's the chocolate makers model village in Birmingham UK and it's snowing outside. Books, music and definitely no news feeds. Cat just jumped on my dressings!!