Moving from London to rural Scotland
Wednesday 14 June 2023 I am in Lewisham, where there is water on tap and no midges. I have, however, been bitten by something; I think mosquitoes. My mum and I travelled together by train from Scottish Borders and Lockerbie station to London Victoria yesterday. We had been due to leave home for the station […]
141. Is the Grass Greener? Back to rush-rush-rush of London Read More »
Monday 12 June 2023 It’s going to have to be a water or midges kind of post as both are far too key a feature to ignore. My mum has been staying since Friday and all has been fine, albeit in a water-and-midge-aware sense. Oh dear, I think it’s going to be water and midges,
140. Is the Grass Greener? Summery Scotland Read More »
Friday 9 June 2023 It’s 08:53, sunrise was at 04:30 and I got up somewhere in the middle, fortunately in the mood for cleaning and tidying ahead of my mum’s arrival late afternoon. Just the thought of cleaning has meant that it is now 09:07. In the fourteen minutes since I started and resumed writing,
139. Is the Grass Greener? Preparing for my mum’s first visit to Scottish house Read More »
Thursday 8 June 2023 It’s all water supply and midges these days. I’m going to end water and midges here for today. My mum is coming to stay for four nights from tomorrow and today is shopping day. Shopping day also means a selection of chores, the excitement of being around town. As usual, I
138. Is the Grass Greener? The common grasshopper warbler Read More »
Wednesday 7 June 2023 We have had over a month of water-related stress and worry over the latest water supply issue. On the plus side, realising we can cope without tap water for periods of time, and knowing that no rain for the past month and no rain forecast for the next few weeks does
137. Is the Grass Greener? Water, midges, water, midges, post, water, mouse dropping Read More »
Tuesday 6 June 2023 Not only is it June, it’s the sixth day already. Yesterday morning looked misty enough to rain (nothing) and we had a few drops of rain at around 6am this morning; I’m not expecting more. The things on my mind right now as I think about what to write are water
