Category Archives: Lockdown Diary

…any other day! There has been so much rubbish talked about Christmas this year, with headlines like ‘Government Cancels Christmas’. Given that we are a largely secular society much of the fuss has been generated by the plight of commerce, … Continue reading →

Sod it, I went for it! Sod it! is something of a family tradition. I grew up in a family of safe rows… anger or passion was expressed loudly and openly yet we all felt safe in our familial love. … Continue reading →

Over two decades I’ve done everything I can to encourage birds into my tiny garden. Our feeders are legion and, increasingly, plantings are there to give natural food such as berries and indirect food in the form of insects… although … Continue reading →

You get to a certain age when your usual outings change from meetings and working lunches, field trips and social gatherings to shopping and medical appointments. Our diaries now list upcoming hospital tests and dental appointments along with food deliveries … Continue reading →

2020 has been a hairy year in every sense… I’ve never had a window of opportunity for a haircut… so the progression goes like this: More or less my usual look… A few months in… Not allowed out in public… … Continue reading →

Not bad birds, but my usual rubbish photos of birds. Last from an outing a few days ago. Perhaps this should be called ‘why did the pheasant cross the road’. The ‘dead end’ of the village where the park begins. … Continue reading →

I’ve called this Buzzard Blizzard not because there are hundreds of buzzards swirling around, so much as, in blizzards you can’t see a great deal! I’m not deliberately championing my inability to photograph birds… the limiting factor is using an … Continue reading →

On our mystery jaunt we ended up at the village of Goodnestone to find it has a privately owned estate and mansion open to the public with one of the few gardens in Kent that is listed as well worth … Continue reading →

Yesterday we had another outing just to see somewhere local that we had never seen. Setting the satnav to a village name I knew we had never visited we just followed it then wound our way back home on another … Continue reading →

No, I didn’t put on an Apron just to make toast! I was at the end stage of my vegetable curry… 16 spices, it’s all in the unique blend. As it happens, each time I make it it’s unique, as … Continue reading →