Posted By Judith on 4th June 2018
1993 was the last time we had any kittens, all the cats we’ve had since have arrived by one means or another fully grown. I’d forgotten what hard work kittens can be, but it didn’t take long for me to remember when I came upon these old photos.
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Posted By Judith on 28th May 2018
Well the day I had been dreading finally arrived about 3 weeks ago when Macbeth came for his breakfast with a poorly eye. Whether the result of a fight or an amorous encounter gone wrong, it looked awful was undoubtedly affecting his vision and must have hurt like hell.
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Posted By Judith on 21st May 2018
No I’m not talking about Brexit and the difficult Irish border debate, this is about a troublesome flower border.
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Posted By Judith on 19th May 2018
We Brits might be rubbish at football, Eurovision and Brexit, but when it comes to organising a Royal Wedding we’re world class.
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Posted By Judith on 14th May 2018
It is said that ‘2 heads are better than one’ and although some people do prefer their own company I think it is fair to say that in general being one of a pair is better than being alone.
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Posted By Judith on 7th May 2018
Acanthus. A genus of about 50 species of herbaceous perennials one of the most popular being Acanthus Mollis. Affectionately known as ‘bear’s breeches’, (no idea why) it is a grown for it’s attractive foliage and architecturally bold flower spikes.
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Posted By Judith on 30th April 2018
Well it’s been a long time coming but at last Spring has returned to ‘Grassy Bottom’. My favourite time of year by far and this is why.
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Posted By Judith on 23rd April 2018
It is said that The Great Wall of China is visible from space, well guess what? So is ‘Grassy Bottom’,
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Posted By Judith on 16th April 2018
We have 3 wheelie bins. Black for general refuse, grey for recycling (but not glass, I have to walk down to the village recycling point with bottles etc.) and green for garden waste. On the whole a very efficient staggered fortnightly service.
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Posted By Judith on 9th April 2018
A few weeks ago we took our car for it’s first service. In order to maintain the warranty we had to take it to a Mazda dealership so couldn’t use our normal garage.
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