When I travel on business, like I am this week, this is some of what I miss: the streets where I live.
The Streets where I Live – I
Category: Fabulous Fabric of Life
Stories that don’t fit elsewhere and add to the rich fabric of life….
Time passages*
Just yesterday, it dawned on me that January, and nearly one-twelfth of the year has nearly gone.
2016
Two thousand and sixteen. It sounds like the title of a thirty-year-old sci-fi movie. Except that it's neither that nor the future, it's now
Mice and Mince Pies
December 25th, 2015 dawned much as every summer day does, but two things were different. First, it was Christmas day, so there was no alarm clock, and
2015 – not sorry to see you go!
In my day job, this has been a challenging year. I'm not sorry to see the back of it. Some of my best times
Pots and a poet
Just a week ago, our village was bursting at the seams.  It was the second McGregor Poetry Festival which brings many people and amazing poets to our village - including a colleague and his wife.  She and I had worked together nearly thirty years ago and we hadn't seen each other since those days - … Continue reading Pots and a poet
Places and spaces – I
Tiny as McGregor is, it is a place of places and amazing spaces.  One such place with amazing spaces is Temenos. Choose a path - literal or figurative - to take you to beautiful spaces or with views - out to the village
Here today, gone tomorrow!
Here today, gone tomorrow just about epitomises last week. Summer arrived with a vengeance on Monday and the thermometer hit 38 degrees Celsius (just over 100 Fahrenheit). Overnight, a little swarm of bees took residence in our Cotoneaster.
When spring flew in!
Late last summer, a pair of African swallows, built a nest under the eaves of our front veranda.  At the time, we thought it a bit late in the season for a brood, but a brood they had.  Many a late afternoon, we watched as they went about the very frustrating job of getting their babies … Continue reading When spring flew in!
Sweet peas…Tiger’s chilled minted pea soup
This year we grew peas. So what? There is something almost magical about peas that you pick and shell - to pop into your mouth - in the pea patch.  Little can beat the flavour of those little round orbs as they pop with their unique sweetness. Peas are "up there" as my favourite vegetable.  I remember … Continue reading Sweet peas…Tiger’s chilled minted pea soup