Things seen fleetingly…

I was up in Cumbria for the weekend, swimming, but that’s another story. Fleetingly, driving out of Great Langdale, I … More

Percy on van Gogh’s Chair

Percy on Vincent van Gogh’s chair. Van Gogh was also ginger, now I come to think of it, though it … More

I attempted to draw this morning’s swim from memory. Tricky… I am not used to ‘realistic’ landscape stuff and I … More

This is our fruit bowl, but there is only one fruit in it. It is orange, and rather hairy.

I have a New Theory of Brambles and the pruning thereof. I have had a New Theory approximately once a … More

Cat-of-the-Day: Je suis Charlie. On the whole, Arthur and Percy have no views on current events, but we wanted to … More

This is Percy’s favourite cushion. There are several other cushions, but Percy’s white hairs whisper to him and tell him … More

Yesterday at Vobster, getting out of the lake after the last swim of the year. Wave cheerily to the nice … More

Tiberius, our Light Sussex Cockerel, has grown into a fine chap in the three months or so that we have … More

It is Boxing Day and there are unfamiliar and suspicious people in the house. In the greenhouse there is almost … More