Almost the same spot in 1967, my great aunt Rosie holding my sister, next to my older brother.

We have 'Schindler's Lift' at our hotel in Madeira, a reminder that the apparent rise of fascism across the world must be resisted at all times.

Obligatory cat behaviour

RHS Hyde Hall last Friday

Cold weather is coming this week, but Busy Lizzies hanging on in late-November is one in the eye for the climate change deniers. #climatechange

I had a proper cartographer's day out yesterday visiting the 'Mapping the Tube' exhibition at the Map House, London SW3. Then on to the Museum of Brands for a nostalgia-fest

Not easy to see but here are some short brown sticks that I planted today - they are replacement raspberry canes, necessary after my old ones ran out of steam and stopped producing properly. I should probably have replaced them a few years ago! #allotmentlife #retirementgoals