in ‘n’ outin ‘n’ out
We’ve got a new stable-style back door and sturdy front door. The stable-door is lovely, perfect for the back porch and a massive improvement. The front door – despite being
giacomo the gatecrashergiacomo the gatecrasher
Giac has done his fair share of gatecrashing church events. Up to date, and those episodes that we know about are: he joined in the Remembrance Sunday service by wrapping
whoopee – an accoladewhoopee – an accolade
What a thrill. Someone has awarded one of my YouTube films 5 stars! Its of Castlerigg Stone Circle and Derwentwater one Sunday this February.
noodling on guitar and slovenly dancingnoodling on guitar and slovenly dancing
We’ve been spending time practicing on guitar. Last weekend for the first time He and I even experimented with playing the SAME guitar, sitting on the floor by the fire,
spring is sprungspring is sprung
My favourite spring flower – a lovely fleshy flowered Hellebore. This one is in a mature clump of them in the garden. The red glass star is in the lounge
witchy trees & great friendswitchy trees & great friends
A quick trip to stay with Helene and Martin at Tixall (we were meant to be going first class on Virgin trains but it was the morning after the Cumbria
‘breaking’ news on Ross‘breaking’ news on Ross
I’m quite jealous… I always wanted to have a broken bone when I was young. Last week Ross badly broke a wrist playing footie at school and ended up having
mercurial starlingsmercurial starlings
At usual at this time of year I stand in the garden around dusk and wait for the perfectly on-time flocks of starlings to stream overhead. They are like balls
pink?pink?
As both Hectors acoustic and electric guitars are at my house, along with two of my own, he needed one to keep at his place. So, a new guitar was
strange & mysterious thieverystrange & mysterious thievery
Strange goings on at home. One evening this week I filled our wheelie garden re-cycling bin (which had been emptied by the council on their bi-weekly visit earlier that day)
snuggly sleeping bagsnuggly sleeping bag
…more preparations for camping. Our new double sleeping bag (via Ebay of course!) is wonderful. We tried it in the lounge and I was obviously impressed coz’ I fell asleep
iPod shuffles – extravagant widgets, big style!iPod shuffles – extravagant widgets, big style!
We got ourselves a cute iPod Shuffle each. They’re sexy little things – like everything AppleMac does. Mine is green, his is orange. They’re good bits of kit to clip
spooky eggsspooky eggs
Oh-mi-gawd. 6 double yolk eggs in ONE half dozen box! What a bit of magic. A real shame to scramble them… but they were delish. I tried to get a
quiz night at the ‘drove’quiz night at the ‘drove’
Quiz night at the pub. Under the team name of Blair Blair Blacksheep with Chris and Fiona we were a team of four and won! CRIKEY! 🙂 A fun evening.
giacomo and usgiacomo and us
By way of an introduction – this is us. Giacomo isn’t quite that sleek now – he’s getting a tad rotund. He always follows us as we walk to the
preparing for spring and summerpreparing for spring and summer
By way of hopeful and well-planned weekends away in the outdoors – albeit only if the sun is out and its warm; we are strictly fair-weather campers – we have
…well – its a start….…well – its a start….
So, Hector in his IT Operations role and me (Fi) in my web design & publishing role can spend many happy hours thrilling you with our multifarious adventures. 🙂 Strangely