August 30, 2014

Children: best kept behind bars.

August 29, 2014

Turning a frog into a handsome prince (or vice versa).

August 28, 2014

August 27, 2014

I'm always suspicious when I open the front door to see this. It usually means they've lost a mouse in the heathers.

August 26, 2014

Earthworks in the New Forest -- to keep the ponies in or to keep them out?

August 25, 2014

August 24, 2014

August 23, 2014

August 22, 2014

I think National Express is a little bit faster now.

August 21, 2014

August 20, 2014

July 16, 2014

Cookbooks acquired since mid-March; I might have a slight problem.

July 15, 2014

July 14, 2014

Theft from allotments; the most heinous of middle-class crimes.

July 13, 2014

July 12, 2014

July 11, 2014

"Housework is too trivial to even talk about." MEANING: It's even more trivial to do. Housework is beneath my status. My purpose in life is to deal with matters of significance. Yours is to deal with matters of insignificance. You should do the housework."

Best article I've read in months -- and it was written in 1970 by Pat Mainardi. Two women I've shared it with today have declared "I've had ALL those arguments!" so, still relevant.

July 10, 2014

The unions are still visible up North.

July 9, 2014

July 8, 2014

Soundhouse, Sheffield

July 7, 2014

Botanical Gardens, Sheffield

July 6, 2014

And this is where it's produced.

July 5, 2014

Yorkshire is VERY excited about Le Grand Depart this weekend; cycling-related cushions, tea-towels, prints were on display everywhere in Sheffield. Even Henderson's Relish is getting in on the act with this limited edition bottle.

July 4, 2014

July 3, 2014

Doncaster, old . . .

July 2, 2014

. . . and new.

July 1, 2014

June 30, 2014

June 29, 2014

Kittens! So small, so fluffy, so not yet killers! (And not mine, either.)

June 28, 2014

June 27, 2014

June 26, 2014

June 25, 2014

June 24, 2014

Early morning on Shawford Down

June 23, 2014

Like this picture, the past 43 years have been a bit of a . . .

June 22, 2014

June 21, 2014

I'll just do a spot of cleaning: OMG! What IS THAT?! And WHY is it behind the curtain?! CATS . . . !

June 20, 2014

June 19, 2014

Poor England (very poor, really).

June 18, 2014

Poor Spain.

June 17, 2014

Be vewy qwiet; we're hunting wabbits!

June 16, 2014

June 15, 2014

June 14, 2014

Who made YOUR pants?

June 13, 2014

As is this.

June 12, 2014

Is this the face of a killer? Yes it is.

June 11, 2014

June 10, 2014

Why?

June 9, 2014

The Aga: Maker of the best toast ever and my dream stove.