Tuesday 31 August 2010 This morning Gordon came in with a big grin on his face. Ferdinand’s first live calf was born during the night – and she’s female. Her mother Nancy was out with the herd as we had no due date for her although we knew she must be near her time, which [...]
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Ferdinand’s Firstborn
Posted in crafts, cross-stitch, family, farm, friends, home, shopping on 31 August 2010 | 2 Comments »
First Prize
Posted in cross-stitch, Days Out, family, friends, photography, shopping on 3 August 2009 | 1 Comment »
Monday 3 August 2009 I entered the East Huntspill Annual Summer Show this year after vowing to for several years previously, but having been asked to judge the photographic entries for two years I thought I would enter this year instead. Typically the other entries were excellent and far superior to last year’s snapshots – [...]
Prague
Posted in cross-stitch, family on 10 February 2009 | 3 Comments »
Tuesday 10 February 2009 I’m at a loose end today. The cross-stitch I was doing for Jolly Red was finally finished yesterday afternoon and eventually, when I could find an open Post Office (I ended up in Burnham in the rain) it was sent by Special Delivery which guarantees delivery by 1.00 pm on the [...]
Hello
Posted in cross-stitch, family, farm, garden, home, photography on 3 February 2009 | 4 Comments »
This is the back of the house this morning in the snow and sunlight. It looks nice, doesn’t it? This is the first proper snow we’ve had here for years. On the left you can see our ‘pool house’ where the hot tub lives and the fish are under ice on the right. The screening [...]
Thomas Is Home
Posted in cats, crafts, cross-stitch, Days Out, Eating Out, family, farm, home, shopping on 10 December 2008 | 3 Comments »
Wednesday 10 December 2008 Yesterday Gordon and I went Christmas shopping together in Taunton. It’s something we do just the once; Gordon buys presents for me and I end up desperately looking for something to give everyone else. I’m not sure how that came about, but it’s fairly clear that he gets the better part [...]
So Sad
Posted in cross-stitch, family, friends, home, photography on 6 October 2008 | 1 Comment »
Monday 6 October 2008 I haven’t taken photographs for at least a week but I’m not sure why. Perhaps it’s because it’s been so wet and chilly although I know I should make the effort. So yet again no photos to show you today. I had a nice day today after my sister arrived this [...]
Sunday 20 July 2008
Posted in crafts, cross-stitch on 20 July 2008 | 1 Comment »
Some time just after Christmas last year, I stopped stitching. I’d been working on various cross-stitch projects almost continuously from the early 1990s and producing large pictures at the rate of about three a year, but suddenly I wasn’t enjoying it any more. It was almost as if the whole idea of picking up my [...]
Monday 30 June 2008
Posted in cross-stitch, family, farm, friends, garden, home, photography, shopping on 30 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night it was a bit of a toss-up as to which sunset photo you got to see first as it was such a glorious sky. I liked the one with that grey, smoky-looking cloud, but I liked the multi-layered look of this one too so hard luck, you get to see more than one! [...]
Bloggers Unite
Posted in cross-stitch, family, farm, friends, home, photography on 22 April 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mum (Jo’s Journal) and I went over to Minehead today to meet up with Julie (KC’s Court). Julie is an old friend that I’ve known for a long time, but we started as penfriends following an advert in a cross-stitching magazine. Many moons ago we did various round robins together and usually arrange to meet [...]
What a great place for a seat
Posted in cross-stitch, family, farm, friends, garden, shopping on 31 March 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was taken from a moving vehicle – I wasn’t driving it at the time, my sister was! I took it because the view was so far-reaching. What a great day it’s been today, weather-wise. Of course, there is that sky too. Further on in the trip my sister put the roof down and I [...]
