An Agapanthus seed head which was hung from the verandah and sprayed gold a couple of years ago, as it seemed like a good idea at the time!  

I know it has only been a day since I posted a picture of Charlie, but I could not resist capturing his quiet moment in the garden, perhaps reminiscing about his brother Tom, who passed away a week ago today.

I keep coming back to my Primrose that I planted last year – probably as I am amazed at their ongoing growth, despite my lack of nurturing. I have good intentions, but not good follow-up ability in matters to do with gardening!

I couldn’t resist posting a photo of Charlie, as he has obviously been missing his brother and is very much my shadow at the moment. Not that I mind, though allowing him on the bed last night did push the levels of my tolerance – with two little boys and a cat all fighting for […]

School quiz night, always good fun, but can you guess what had just happened?

A sea horse looking for his mate?

Perhaps inspired by masterchef which is on the TV at the moment, or perhaps it is the junior Kenwood that Alexei got for Christmas, my two youngest are very keen on helping out in the kitchen these days. However, we don’t often get that much time to cook together. The other day, as I was […]

Devastated to find my beloved Tom dead this morning. So thankful that he looked unharmed and in tact – just lying there peacefully, so I guess it was a heart attack in old age. He will be greatly missed, not least by brother Charlie; they have seen me through most of my adult life – […]

The last post on Alexei’s birthday – all his cards! What a popular little boy. Now to get back to some sort of normality…….