Rest in peace Keith Lacey-Williams
A couple of days ago my lovely Uncle Keith died. He’d been unwell with rhematoid arthritis and osteoporosis for a while. He’d recently had an operation which seemed to go well to help… Continue reading
PHOTOS: Marrakech
Right now, I am posting from far away climes as Jim, Henry and I visit friends and family in Thailand. Towards the end of 2019, we went away for our second overseas adventure… Continue reading
Storm Ciara and the willow hurdles
Windy work on the allotment It’s a wet and windy Sunday in Cardiff today. But that doesn’t mean there were no allotmemt chores. We’ve tidied the edge of our plot and put down… Continue reading
More allotmenting
Progress is slow because the weather has been grim, Jim and I have been infected with just about every disease Henry can bring back from nursery and it is winter. However, we are… Continue reading
A pig sonnet
This is not very good. Thought up rather quickly in response to some amusing tweets from @theMERL But, it’s the first poem, let alone sonnet, I have written in a very long time!… Continue reading
Short review: Stan and Ollie
Yesterday was a lovely lazy Sunday. To complete our chilled weekend, Jim and I wanted a pretty heart-warming film. We found it in Stan and Ollie (currently available on Amazon Prime, included with… Continue reading
Quick allotment update
Lots of positive progress – though still a long way to go. We’ve put up some raised beds and planted garlic and shallots in one, daffodils and narcissus bulbs in another. View this… Continue reading
The allotment
Those who have visited us in Penylan will note that we have a very lovely, but very modest garden. Said garden has now been substantially taken over with dog and baby play things.… Continue reading
Dairy-free Hey Duggee birthday cake
View this post on Instagram Made a Hey Duggee cake for Henry's #firstbirthday – first time using #fondanticing first #rainbowsponge Turned out quite well. And Henry loved it. #heyduggee #1yearold #oneyearold #baby #toddler… Continue reading
VIDEO: My baby boy is one!
And I cannot describe the range of emotions that makes me feel. Here’s a video using 1SE of his first year.