30th March 2018 Leicestershire had snow and freezing temperatures from the 16th of March, which thwarted my attempts to dig over the vegetable allotment. Instead, I busied myself with cutting, stacking, and burning the wood I had collected over the summer. The once-huge pile of picture-framing wood I had bought on eBay was beginning to… Continue Reading

15th March 2018 The adult members of the Rothwell and Braunstone branches of the family, along with Jamie, thoroughly enjoyed the Murder Mystery weekend in Grantham that I had gifted them for Christmas. Unfortunately, Ashton was unable to accompany Jamie, having become the latest victim of the flu virus. She spent a week in bed… Continue Reading