It was very quiet last night, not a beeping horn or firework to be heard….

Listening to the news about passports last week I was able to give Ian the full benefit of one of my ‘I just don’t understand how these things come as a surprise’ tirades, which Ian was delighted to note that…

Apparently the best crumpets that I’ve ever made, in no small part because they actually look like crumpets. Hopefully these will go some way to offsetting the fact that Kate’s rose cut ruby is en-route from India right now.

Ian and I celebrated the 14 year anniversary of our meeting on Tuesday. It was our first anniversary without Bob who, I remain firmly in the belief, was responsible for bringing us together. When we met, it took Ian about…

Queenie appears to have turned sleeping into a performance art. First I found her asleep with fluff hanging out her mouth and an hour or so later, she appeared to have fallen asleep while chewing a synthetic bone.

Of the 26 chilli seeds planted, the four that germinated are now out in the big wide world – well the back garden anyway. If they follow the example of the tomato plants, at least one of these will have…

I just noticed Queenie on Kate’s beanbag with her nose squished up. She normally looks quite serene when sleeping, but this rather ruins the look. In other news – the tomato plants are outside at last. I think I may…

I’ve been down with the dreaded lurgy again. I feel that I’ve spent most of this year being under the weather due to child originated germs. Happily Ian and I now have a well oiled lurgy management plan in place,…

We were very sleep deprived yesterday, thanks to not being able to have a wink of sleep due to Queenie behaving oddly all night. In fairness to her, I think something had spooked her and she was unable to settle…

By Wilbur’s standards, that’s a happy face. Oh the joy of having a poodle sat on you.