Corners of my Mind

Well, we've had some weird and wonderful creatures knocking at the door this evening. Wizards, witches, ghosts, fairies and a couple of...

My neigbour’s mother is 84. A few days ago she went into town to do a bit of shopping. As she came out of a shop she let the door close behi...

Over the last couple of days two things have happened that have left me feeling sad and for some reason, slightly insecure. On Wednesday a v...

This is what I entered into the 'One Day in History' mass blog event:- I’m up by 7.30a.m. As I draw the bedroom curtains I can’t se...

Well, I'm going to do this today . Are you?

On Saturday we drove up to Altrincham, parked the car and caught the metrolink tram to Salford Quays. Our first stop was The Lowry where we ...

Suddenly, last weekend, we became aware that summer was finally over and that Autumn was really here:-

I was in two minds whether to watch yet another adaptation of Jane Eyre last night. But, having walked around the whole of Trentham lake yes...

Last week we visited one of my favourite local gardens . We sat outside in the afternoon sun taking in the hot, lush, late summer colours.

Well, I think Spit may have used up quite a few of her nine lives, mostly in the last few months but hopefully she has one or two left yet. ...

Just realised that it's ages since I posted on here. Since the last entry, I've had a birthday and also managed to get back into Wal...

How on earth does a mole get on a beach? I’ve never heard of this phenomenon before and yet, that is what we saw. A black velvety mole wit...

This year the Himalayan Balsam , which grows at the side of the Cauldon Canal, seems to be taller and more prolific than ever. I’m assuming ...

I was sitting in the car at Sainsbury’s petrol station in Hanley whilst P was putting petrol in, whiling away the time watching other people...

Just a few photos from last week's holiday - St Davids Cathedral ............ Fishguard Harbour Castell Henllys ................. Din...

We've just returned home from a wonderful holiday in Pembrokeshire. We had a lovely cottage up in the Preseli Hills, where buzzards whir...

It's really too hot to be writing this. We have just spent the day picking black-currants and gooseberries from the garden. If we leave ...

There are three things puzzling me. You can no doubt tell I haven’t got anything of great importance to distract me at the moment and in the...

The orange walls and bright blue pillars of the coffee bar seemed cool and inviting as we entered. Sipping our coffee and admiring the pictu...

I can’t believe it is 10 days since my last entry. Time passes by very swiftly and to quote John Simpson in ‘The 5-minute Interview’ in toda...