WW11 reminiscences – Glad O’Donnell, 89 years oldMy mother-in-law was asked by a group at her local church to capture some of her memories of World War…Read More
We went virtual! Article for Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland magazine‘I didn’t think you could, or should do it. I was wrong.’ Such was the strength of feeling in some…Read More
It’s hairy getting back out into the world!Judging by the queues which are outside hairdressers’ and in particular, barbers’ shops, it seems that the biggest priority for…Read More
The good life… Hestercombe Gardens – Sunday TelegraphPhotographs courtesy of Hestercombe Having visited Hestercombe this week and spent four lovely hours with the dog on the bluebell…Read More
Staying in tuneLike so many self-employed people, our piano tuner is only now starting to pick up on his work again. But…Read More
All good things come to those who wait…I have no excuses. I had a year of lockdown and plenty of opportunities to blog. Yet there seemed to…Read More
It’s a mad, mad worldI haven’t written a blog post for a very long time – in fact I was shocked at how long…Read More
Crocs for wedding shoes? Any shoes are better than none – extracts from #insicknessandinhealth – @JulieO’DonnellauthorWell, I’ve just read that wedding crocs are all the rage – including sparkly bits, of course. I’ve seen brides…Read More
Bee happyI rescued this bee from the pool, then spent ages watching it close-up as it gradually recovered, lurching from one…Read More
A Nest Egg for EasterGreat tit stealing my wool! Think this great tit (?) is planning on an Easter nest egg – stealing from…Read More