So, rain, then sunshine, then rain, then rain and sunshine….shall we just call this time of year Sprinter (Spring/Winter)? Like a woman getting dressed to go out the poor flowers don’t know what to do…..’right, I’m ready….no, no…I’m not…..yes, that’s it ready to go now…no, no…wait a minute’ 😉 My dad got a clean bill…

Clocks went forward last night. I put mine a little further forward…..nine months to be precise. MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎄🎄 Our dining room, probably my favourite room in the house, really only gets used at Xmas/New Year but I keep the table ready just in case……in case we want another Christmas that is 😁 By the…

Spring has sprung apparently. Did anyone tell Ma Nature? The daffodils are only beginning to sprout now. Last year I had blooming dafs in January. I love getting out in the garden again and as I found the mulch plug for my lawnmower I’m using the walk behind instead of my little tractor…..steps Keith, steps………

Simply one of the most stunning places I have been Fabulous floral displays everywhere Day one involved 2 ships tours, Shanghai Old & New where I got promoted to flag lady Loved walking round the old town & French concession And followed this with a trip up to the 88th floor of a skyscraper in…

Big City stop & not getting in until lunchtime but the benefit of that was local dancers to welcome us on the pier. We danced along from Deck 7, much to their amusement, and the minute we got off the ship, this lot called us over It went downhill from there… Took ship shuttle to…

An odd title, says you, but by the end you’ll be saying ‘Oh, that’s clever’…..possibly. Firstly, thanks for the congratulations on our ‘haul’ from the World Marmalade Awards. For some reason most people still assume that the boss makes everything. I do like to point out that the 16 WMAs we’ve won have all been…

Happy World Quilting Day y’all. Yes, that’s right….and it’s also World Doctor-Patient Trust Day, National Syrup Day and National Camp Fire Girls Day………..and some Saint’s Day as well…..as I’ve said many times, everything has to have a ‘day’ now. I had two coffees on Wednesday and didn’t pay for either. I got a freebie from…

I would be amazed if anyone got that title without the aid of Mr Google. Crappy weather day again (no 70 out of 74 this year) brightened by the fact that one of my favourite singers (Glenn Hughes…once of the mighty Deep Purple) shall be plying his troth in the Waterfront in September. Tickets went…

What an adventure! Komodo Island was amazing! 3 hot sea days from Darwin to the Indonesian island of Komodo – scenery was simply spectacular The pier was more than a little rickety, but men were on hand to haul you up! It was definitely a step back in time One dragon scurried up the beach…

It’s been ‘one of those weeks’….. The weather hasn’t been too bad at all which has meant that one of the ‘challenges’ I set myself when the boss was away was started and is 90% finished. Just a few more feet to cut and a few more things to the dump and that’s it sorted….

I’m sure we’re all over the moon to see that the boss is still enjoying nice warm, sunny weather Down Under…..and I’m sure you, like I, have no wish to see her boat get caught in some giant cyclone, or typhoon, or monsoon, or tsunami……😂 Every time it looks like the snow is going it…

Stunningly beautiful beaches – guess what? It’s too dangerous to go on them! Sharks, salt water crocodiles & at the minute an influx of lethal jellyfish and that’s forgetting the stinging biting sea creatures! Played safe with a visit to the art gallery – who is even surprised Discovered that wagon wheel ice creams exist…