Early doors it was a bright and chilly morning but this belied the heavy rain, biting winds with gale force gusts that we were promised later. I was up early and took the opportunity to chop off my dahlia tops that had blackened with the recent frosts. Winter is coming. Read More
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom friend of the maturing sun, Conspiring with him how to load and bless, The vines that round the thatch eaves run. That is how John Keats described this time of the year in his poem ‘Ode to Autumn’ but not on Saturday Read More
You know that feeling when your bladder is full up to your neck and you’re standing at the porcelain awaiting the warm flow of relief? Well, fortunately for me, I awoke just in time! I leapt out of bed and made the bathroom with just enough time to spare and Read More
Brentford is one of the nearer venues to me, but somehow on public transport, things still seem to take the same lengths of time to get anywhere. I usually go from my local station at Blackwater to Wokingham and from there to Brentford but this nearly always requires another change Read More
The Autumn equinox has come and gone and the nights will now start drawing in. I think this has to be my favourite time of the year. There is something about the crisp autumn air, the subtle smell, the unique quality of the light and the blue of the sky Read More
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