Hello, and welcome to my May Newsletter. I had hoped to be writing this newsletter from our new home, but I'm afraid we're still waiting for a moving date. Everything seems to be progressing well, and we expect to hear more in the next week or two,...
Hello, and welcome to my April Newsletter. I was pleased when the clocks changed last weekend and signalled the start of British Summer Time, which is always welcome with the lighter nights and longer days. However, when I looked back at my...
Hello, and welcome to my March Newsletter. Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well. In North Devon, we've had some lovely weather during February, with cold, frosty mornings and fine sunny afternoons, but I'd much rather have that than endless...
Hello, and welcome to my February Newsletter. Well, the new year started with a lot of storms again, and we lost yet another fence, but for the last few days, the weather has been lovely here in Devon, and I've even made a start in the...
Hello, and welcome to my January Newsletter. Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas as we did. Our eldest son, Stuart, and his wife, Laura, came to us for Christmas Day, and we had garlic mushrooms for a starter, then...
Hello, and welcome to my December Newsletter. I've recently returned from a family holiday in Lanzarote. We had a lovely time and it was wonderful to feel the warmth of the sun, but it was a bit of a shock to come back to snow and ice after enjoying 30+...
Hello, and welcome to my November Newsletter. Given that it was Halloween a day or two ago, I thought I would include this photo that I took in our village the other day. This is a sight I am familiar with, and I thought it might amuse some of you....
Hello and welcome to my October 2024 Newsletter. Well, it was nice to have a few days of glorious sunshine in September, but I think the weather has broken up for now. Although I love spring, summer, and autumn with their longer days and warm weather, there is also...
Hello, and welcome to my September Newsletter. I’m writing this on a pleasant afternoon in late August after spending an enjoyable morning with some friends. Although the sun is nice and warm today, I have to say there was an autumnal nip in the air when we...
As I’m writing this, the sun is shining, and it’s a lovely day – at long last! Let’s hope we get fine weather until well into the autumn. I’ve just come in from deadheading the flowers in my garden – a daily task at this time of year, but it’s all looking good, and...
Hello and welcome to my July 2024 Newsletter. I was looking back on my newsletter for July 2023, and I commented that now we are past the longest day, the nights are pulling in, and the weather seems more like October than July – and it seems this year is going much...
Hello, and welcome to my June Newsletter. I've recently returned from a lovely holiday in Kefalonia, and now I'm trying to catch up with everything. We had a great time, but it's always nice to come home and sleep in your own bed. We've been lucky...