A corner of France

I was looking around for a big water tub that I could use to quickly fill watering cans.  The current method of using a hose pipe from one o...

We have two outside lights on our house, and one went out a while back, the most likely cause being a dead bulb.  We didn't have any rep...

We seem to be inundated with artisans these days.  Artisanal this and that; crisps, yoghurt, probably lettuce and sprouts too.   I have rece...

While staying with the friends in Wimbledon, we went on a walk on the common.   I hadn't been aware of the semi-natural state of this ca...

 We're just back from a trip to England, visiting friends and family.   Here's a few observations: Energy.  The houses we visited we...

I have been impressed recently by the mutual self-help network that has arisen spontaneously in our little village.   It has matured to the ...

It's become our tradition that when one of our pet cats dies, we bury him and plant a shrub or tree as a grave marker.   Our cat Minuit ...