Go Leonard Go!

Posted By on 25th June 2015

Not unlike Peter, Leonard is built for comfort not speed. The vet said he was overweight at 7.9kg, (17lbs in old money), but Leonard says he’s got thick fur, big bones and a slow metabolism!

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Windy Bottom!

Posted By on 21st June 2015

I think this years weather can be summed up in one word. ‘Windy’. Just look at what it’s doing to my Broad Beans!

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Sunny Bottom

Posted By on 21st June 2015

On the longest day of the year, the sun shone at ‘Grassy Bottom’.

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Athlete’s Foot

Posted By on 14th June 2015

Any regular readers of this blog will know I enjoy the occasional trip down memory lane. These forays into the past usually start the same way, so at the risk of repeating myself, “Isn’t it funny what weird things you remember?”

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I Wish

Posted By on 7th June 2015

I wish I could say that I had taken this lovely photo.

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Last Man Standing

Posted By on 5th June 2015

Remember when we cut down the 7ft tall conifer hedge last year and the last piece to go was right at the end by the house, the last man standing?

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One Year On

Posted By on 29th May 2015

It’s exactly 1 year since we moved into ‘Grassy Bottom’, doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun!!

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Not Our Best Week

Posted By on 23rd May 2015

At the end of a week that saw Peter pull a muscle in his back, no sign of the replacement shelves and Leonard at the vet with cat flu, I thought it might be a good idea to end on a high.

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A First

Posted By on 18th May 2015

Remember a few weeks ago when I was bemoaning the sad situation with screws and the fact we have hundreds but can never find the right ones for a job?

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We Really Need A Shed

Posted By on 13th May 2015

On Monday we thought we deserved a day off so went to Skegness for the afternoon. Even though we were at the seaside DIY and home improvements were never far from our thoughts.

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