Happy Fathers Day
I want to thank all fathers around the world in this life and those, like mine, residing in heaven and say Happy Fathers Day. I…
Category: Senior Chatters
Seaglass Surprise
Whilst on holiday in Northumberland I spotted an event just north of the border. A lovely young lady was at an exhibition showing her beautiful…
Grandad not amused
Grandad asleep in his ‘comfy chair’. Seven year old grandson arrives: “Grandad! Grandad! Wake up!” Grandad opens eyes lazily, “What! Where’s the fire?” Grandson: “Not…
New Wine
I am a winemaker. I have made wine every vintage since 1984. This is a little essay I wrote in the Autumn of 2007. Hope…
Most Beautiful Sight
I’ve titled my blog ‘Most Beautiful Sight’ because that was indeed one of the highlights of our cruise experience. I did indeed see something that…
Just say Hello
Stop saying, Hi how are you?, or hows things? Or Hows your day? Unless you really want to know, and have time, empathy, heart and head…
June Hailstones
It IS June- right? Flaming June. A strange day. Sun, heat, then….woooosh…..I had to run out to the garden and take in lots of stuff…
Wheels
Well, I picked up a book from my dusty shelf. It was by the Irish writer John McGahern: The Collected Stories. I started reading it,…
Mr.Darcy
Mr.Darcy is my old, big, faithful friend of the canine variety. He is a lurcher – greyhound crossed with a labrador – or so I…
Heatwaves….
I spent most of the Winter moaning about the cold, grey skies, rain, wind….and anything else I could think of, connected to Winter. The feeling…