Corners of my Mind

A great controversy has opened up locally with the news this week that Trentham Gardens are to charge visitors to walk around the lake. Up...

I've been struggling with Picasa 3 for a few weeks now, for some reason not getting to grips with it and wishing I hadn't downloaded...

This year, as in previous years, we will be taking part, this weekend, in the RSPB's Big Garden Bird Watch. This is a huge survey that ...

Amanda at Pandy Potter Bears has generously passed on this award to me. Thank-you, Amanda. Do visit her super blog and have a look at wha...

I've just realised it is over a week since I last did a post on here and I've no idea where the time has gone, except that it has pr...

Yesterday morning we woke up to a pristine, white blanket of snow covering the garden. I think snow always makes everything look so fragil...

We had been watching the weather closely on New Year's Eve because we knew that we would be venturing out to Nottingham, to have lunch w...

Firstly, thanks to all those who answered my 'help' post about changing from the old style 'Template' blog to the newer ...

Today we ventured out for a short walk to blow away the cobwebs of Christmas and to breath in some fresh country air. The fields reminded ...

Stay healthly, be happy and enjoy yourselves this Christmas . Here is the most gorgeous book I received from Sal of Sal's Snippets in h...

After work one afternoon last week we ventured to Trentham Gardens to buy various nuts and spices from the Julian Graves shop in the retail ...

I've been wondering recently about changing this blog from the template format to the layout format. As I've been blogging here sin...

It has been another busy week trying to cram everything in around work. A week of making gifts, like little hearts to hang on the tree fil...

It occured to me last week that I actually ought to do something about preparing for Christmas; I've been avoiding the issue for ages bu...

As we left the A34 and drove up the steep incline towards the village of Mow Cop the mist deepened, the air was chill and the trees and hedg...

Although I've been getting up and going to work in the dark for the last couple of weeks I'm usually home about an hour before dusk ...