Ian’s birthday present from Mum arrived yesterday. Mum said to open it, which we did – and what good timing….

aug_11, originally uploaded by ian_pullen. or Batman as I think he will be called. In his new home….

We were on orange alert again yesterday, however the weather has cooled today becoming overcast and it’s even rained a bit. But not enough really to be called rain – a few drops but not enough to wet the yard.…

There are some waspy-fly type things that fly around my workshop. Their legs are about four times the length of their body. They look rather strange, like their legs are falling off as they just dangle beneath them when they…

I thought that my classes might be getting a little boring and I might be in danger of losing a couple of them. I’ve been working quite hard with the children and there’s probably not been that much fun, so…

It was our 8 year wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Ian was in the middle of a web crisis, with one of our sites having been hacked and this needed urgent attention. I don’t really understand the ins and outs of…

We’ve done much better with our tomatoes this year. After growing what must have been one of the world’s most expensive tomatoes last year – the one tomato being the sum of our total harvest, this year we’ve done markedly…

My lovely new socks… My lovely new earrings… Davy’s lovely new friend…

Kittens looking expectantly at me. Think they think it’s tea time. See the towel that Ian strategically placed to let them climb onto the table – and a couple of dogs, under the table hoping that they’ll drop a crumb…

Schnukems, our slightly rounded tabby cat feels unable to get onto the fridge to get her food unless Ian is watching. As she quite often fails in her quest to jump on the fridge I think she may feel that…