I’ve been quiet for a while. The demons I’ve been painting were carefully placed outside the back door (yes, I repainted the eyes yellow… and they do look better). The Crazy Cat Lady story didn’t make the top ten, so it’s currently homeless. It did better than the cyberpunk fairy tale, which didn’t get aContinue reading “Well, I’m back”
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Do you believe in fairy tales? Naaah…
It’s been a week of amazing weather, even for the soft south of Britain. Up to twenty degrees outside in our garden; a few hours in a couple of days when we can wear shorts and T-shirts outside, and each day tempting us out to dig over the garden, check over the vehicles (which haven’tContinue reading “Do you believe in fairy tales? Naaah…”
Can I…?
Today’s been spent getting on with the kitchen. It needs it. My husband’s been re-setting the larder door on its hinges and putting architrave around the frame – now the door is in place and the latch is back on, he’s moved on to continuing the job of tiling the kitchen wall. He hasn’t doneContinue reading “Can I…?”
Nothing to see here…
No pictures, no huge progress, not much to see here. Move along, folks. Husband is getting spooked by the two large demons with black skin and red eyes and gold claws sitting on the workmate in the corner of the kitchen. He forgets they’re there until he walks in to make a tea or doContinue reading “Nothing to see here…”
Dear Postie; Sorry
Dear Mister Postman, do not fear these friendly guardians sitting here. They’re warding off the evil vibe of villains venturing up our drive They know that you’re a trusted guy; they’ll let you walk, unbitten, by. They know you by smell and they know you by sight, They don’t want to quarrel, they don’t wantContinue reading “Dear Postie; Sorry”
Facing My Demons
I’ve been putting off this job for ages, but the cold has driven me indoors. I was out to enjoy the blue sky, fluffy white clouds and tiny fluffy flakes of snow but there’s not much I can reasonably do outside other than enjoy the sight and get some sun. So, paintbrush and black masonryContinue reading “Facing My Demons”
A Walk in the Woods
We woke to snow again. It had started to thaw last night, but the temperature dropped far enough to form long icicles on the gutters and freeze the surface of the pond. A light dusting of snow on the pond stayed throughout the day. We took a long walk down to our local wood andContinue reading “A Walk in the Woods”
Closed until further notice
The only people still cheerful about snow out here are kids and big kids like me. We’ve had a strong blast of cold air straight from Russia and Scandinavia hitting the east of the country and dumping up to ten inches of snow on counties that are really not used to the white stuff. I’mContinue reading “Closed until further notice”
Snow at last!
We’ve been threatened, we’ve been warned, and finally, we got the snow we deserve. My friends up north have my permission to laugh, take the mick and share photos of REAL snow… but down here in the soft South of England, we’ll take an inch of snow and play in it till it’s muddy slush.Continue reading “Snow at last!”
This old house
We’ve been correcting the door on the larder for the last few days. Excuse the fancy terms; we do tend to take the mickey sometimes. Our house was built many years ago for a family that had achieved moderate success rather than great wealth or just enough to keep out of the workhouse, so itContinue reading “This old house”
Julia Chalkley 