31st January 2010 Time, that slippery eel, has darted past us again. It’s been one of those months where we’ve all been whizzing around in separate orbits, occasionally crashing into each other around mealtimes or when someone needed a lift. Like ships in the night… if the ships had washing to do, jobs to attend,… Continue Reading

17th January 2010 Surprisingly, it’s only been ten days since I last put finger to keyboard, yet it feels like mid-March already. The sun made a rare appearance today, so I took the opportunity to clear away the garden debris and chop a decent pile of logs in readiness for more cold weather (apparently on… Continue Reading

7th January 2010 Like many people, I couldn’t wait to see the back of 2009. Though Sue and I are now officially retired and collecting our teacher pensions, any joy is tinged with apprehension as we brace ourselves for the likely arrival of a new government in spring, and with it, the dreaded tinkering with… Continue Reading