Last week, it was certainly hot… unbelievably hot. Battleaxe and Philosopher didn’t even go outside, despite the fact we have a lovely new all-covering sun umbrella/canopy in the back garden. It was too hot to…
View PostOne of the hottest May weekends ever, Battleaxe understands. Have had a quietish time since we got back from Morecambe. With the exception of one very wet day on Tuesday, when I was supposed to…
View PostNothing about politics today, thank goodnes. Popping up to Morecambe – all the way up in Lancashire? Nearly at the Lake District? Really? We visited the town in September 2025, as part of our great…
View PostNot a great day for our country. It is poignant that on the very day that David Attenborough reaches 100, we are getting news of massive swings to Reform in the local elections. I will…
View PostYes, the familiar routine of a flight to Faro, and a few days with my daughter and family in their rural Portugese village, Sao Marcos da Serra. Have written about it so many times before……
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