Left high and dry

The guest picture of the day is another from Dropscone’s recent walk.  He passed this fine tree on his way.  It seems to be involved in an intricate ballet step. We woke to a chilly morning, so chilly in fact that the street coffee morning meeting needed coats and was adjourned early on account of

Here and there

Today’s guest picture was sent to me by my daughter.  She and her partner enjoyed a short break in Hampshire recently and they were able to watch a very determined surfer riding the world’s smallest wave in very chilly conditions.  Some people know how to have fun. We had a very grey day here with

Flying a kite

Today’s guest picture is not sent by a guest but is a tribute to our own guest, Mauri, Mrs Tootlepedal’s mother, who is going home tomorrow after her two week stay with us.  She is a remarkable lady of 97 and truly fits the description of Special Grandma. Since it was Granny’s last day with

Laying it on

Today’s guest picture, sent by Maisie’s mum, shows Maisie’s granddad being well looked after during his visit to NZ.  I hope he and Alison get back safely as I am missing our Friday evenings of music and conversation. Unlike the shirtsleeve weather in New Zealand, there was ice about here when we woke up and

Tripped up

Today’s picture comes from my daughter Annie The weather is obviously better down in London than it is here. Mind you, that wouldn’t be difficult as we had another very wet and windy day here which ruled out cycling altogether. In fact it wasn’t a day that was much good for anything and in the