Life with cats, and other things…
1504/30th march 2026 A few days ago, a letter came from the government. My heart always sinks at the sight of such communications because they never bring good news. In the old days, the income tax refund was a welcome item, but that is all done electronically now. So what glad tiding did this envelope … Continue reading Trust
0629/24th March 2026 Fine days being few and far between of late, we take advantage of those we are graced with. The weather forecast is generally not reliable, yet we took a leap of faith on Tuesday, getting on the road before it was light enough to judge whether promises of clear skies were false. … Continue reading Road trips
The mention that today's youth must be unfamiliar with the sound of a typewriter got me thinking about what other noises they might not recognise. One that immediately came to mind was the clip-clop of horse hooves on a pavement. When I was a child in London, we often saw horses pulling carts, though by … Continue reading An essay
17th March 2026 An appointment today leaves me short of time, but I have a small numbers of photos from yesterday's brief reprieve from the overcast that has become our norm. As I look out a window, I see flurries of snow, but it won't amount to much with the temperature just on freezing. Strangely, … Continue reading Old friends
Inle Lake, Burma 1983 The photographs were not good to begin with, because the weather was awful. After 43 years, they are discoloured with age, but they remind me of a country that enchanted me. My parents took me to Southeast Asia in 1956 and we lived there for 6 years, yet we never visited … Continue reading Strange
1851/11th March 2026 A rosy glow caused me to glance out my window on Wednesday night. That temperamental day had some final comments to deliver. . Which I was very happy to record! That day we'd gone shopping, or I should say Grant did. I only ever go along for the ride. I could count … Continue reading Worth
8th March 2026 When the Spring time change kicks in, I am obliged to send my camera on holiday till Fall. What? Nikon apparently does not acknowledge Daylight Savings Time, so in order to correct the timer on my camera, I have to choose a destination where the local time coincides with ours. So this … Continue reading A tiny island
1745/2nd March 2026 It is well known that telling a child not to do something is the surest way of guaranteeing it will. Likewise, protecting a young person from uncomfortable truths will only inspire the child to uncover them. While our parents may not have spoken much of WW2, children of my generation, the so-called … Continue reading Heroes and cowards
1507/4th March 2026. Heavy overcast? Thursday morning's Weather Advisory! warned of "Rain and winds gusting up to 7 mph" and I wondered when such a forecast became a matter of such concern. Later, it became "Sleet with wind speed increasing to 13 mph." It materialised as drizzle and an eventual thin layer of snow, the … Continue reading Forecasts
4th March 2026 . "I feel like Sisyphus!" said Grant, going out to shovel the latest snowfall. Temperatures were just cold enough yesterday for precipitation to arrive in frozen form. Wet and heavy. Hungry pussycats had persuaded us to rise early, in time to view the dawn... . The forecast was wrong again? . 0614/3rd … Continue reading Sisyphus