Macbeth Had A Poorly Eye And Other Stories

Posted By 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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Border Issues

Posted By 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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A Perfect Day

Posted By 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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Two’s Company

Posted By 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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Acanthus

Posted By 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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Spring 2018

Posted By 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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Watch The Birdie

Posted By 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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Des Res

Posted By 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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What??!!

Posted By 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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Happy Easter

Posted By on 1st April 2018

Happy Easter from ‘Grassy Bottom’.

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