Unbelievable!

We watched the interview of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Oprah Winfrey on Monday night. We knew little of Oprah Winfrey except that she was a popular, and apparently well-respected, chat show host. As for the Duke and Duchess, they have asked for no publicity so what they were doing on a TV…

Celebrate and Decorate!

Jim celebrated Aston Villa beating Leicester. They haven't done so well since, unfortunately! Who'd be a Leicester fan! Celebrating with a beer! We also put a new artwork in the sitting room. A painted lampshade. We have three of these. One illuminates the kitchen, one is in the garden to brighten up the stage where…

Lock Down – and Stinging Nettles

So here we are, in lock down. I have not seen a soul between February 29th and Poisson d'Avril - that's April Fool's Day to everyone who did not pay attention in French lessons! We are enjoying ourselves. Jim is planting his garden, and Jenny is doing the lifting. Jim is also decorating a Family…

Year of the Rat-humane trap

It is said that we are all only thirty feet from a rat. Not inexplicable, then, that the internet is full of rat traps. Many are the humane sort. That is, a trap that catches the rat alive so that it can be released somewhere else. In someone else's patch, in other words. Given this…

Civil Partnerships for Heterosexual Couples

Just listening to news which is telling me that heterosexual couples can now have a Civil Partnership as the previous situation, where it was only available to same sex couples, was discriminatory and prevented some heterosexual couples experiencing family life. What a foolish idea. If you are a heterosexual couple you have a remedy if…