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Queen Elizabeth II; Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022 Not by any means could I be described as a royalist. It is my view that the monarchy is an outdated dinosaur that should have been consigned to the refuse bin of history centuries ago. Yet, our Lilibet has conducted herself… Continue Reading
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With August rapidly running out (28th), Sue and I thought we would make a rare visit to Jamie in Waltham on the Wolds, but unfortunately, chose a day on which he was attending a supercar rally in Derbyshire. Undeterred, we arranged to take Ruth and Joey out for Sunday lunch. We arrived a little early… Continue Reading
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The heat experienced towards the end of July returned at the beginning of August, we hadn’t had much rain for several months and the gardens and fields had been suffering. The ground is bone dry and hard, digging the last of the potatoes was hard and dusty work! Despite a hose pipe ban being declared… Continue Reading
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The heat wave predicted on our return to the UK arrived on the 18th of July. Fortunately, this gave Sue and I sufficient time to get ourselves and the house sorted for its onslaught. The vegetable and fruit plots had been pruned and weeded, the lawns mowed and hedges trimmed. Clothes worn in Madagascar and… Continue Reading
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(10th July) Kirkwall – Orkneys It was a long overnight sail, by breakfast we were still progressing through the western group of the 70 or so islands that make up the Orkneys. The view from the deck was a vast change from that of the savage and barren coast of Greenland. Low, flat and green… Continue Reading
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(7th July) Sea Day There were no icebergs, whales, or dolphins seen today. We have left the Arctic Circle way behind us, with just a few birds using the airflow from the Ambience to aid their passage to somewhere. The sea is choppy with white horses plenty to confuse the dedicated naturalists on board who… Continue Reading
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