Is the Grass Greener?

Monday 3 April 2023 Yesterday afternoon, it was so sunny and warm that we sat on a bench in the garden to eat lunch, sat on a bench in the woods to admire the view and quiet and I hugged a tree. Thanks to the sunshine, I even enjoyed cleaning upstairs ahead of today’s visitor, […]

Saturday 1 April 2023 Well, that was an entertaining and interesting night. We had not been out in the evening since moving to Scotland and certainly not driven home after 23:00 in the dark. Neither had we been to a gig here before, nor one in an old community hall surrounded by fields, sheep, hills,

Friday 31 March 2023 How is it the last day of March already? We will be leaving March with a gig. In the midst of the Ettrick Valley, about fifteen miles from the nearest town or even village. That is most definitely a first for me in terms of remoteness of gig. Actually, it’s a

Thursday 30 March 2023 On Monday, it was sunny and beautiful all day, clear into the evening for the stars to shine. Since then, it has barely stopped raining, mainly billowy clouds of misty rain with the occasional straightforward downpour. I went out to bring in the wildlife camera SD cards but couldn’t face going

Wednesday 29 March 2023 This morning, it took a while to work out why my hands felt uncomfortable. Painting the banister components. It would be a lot easier just to have selected one colour rather than five. Today, the hand and base rails will need another one, maybe two, coats and I’d like to do

Tuesday 28 March 2023 It’s 2°C, cloudy and rain and/or snow is forecast. Yesterday, it was sunny all day and cold. I was lulled into thinking the house will be warmer. It isn’t bone-cold but it is cold. However, a few weeks ago, my friend Sarah sent me a message suggesting Oodies. I thought she