Last night, John and Jan came round for a drink after dinner, and we spent another enjoyable time chatting. This morning was beautifully s...

It was exceptionally windy last night, and when we looked out this morning the canal had waves on it.  We were expecting a visitor, so had a...

It was pretty dull and grey this morning, but at least it had stopped raining by the time we set off at 9.30am.  We decided to head south, a...

The weather wasn't nearly as bad as forcast today.  There were just a few showers, some lasting a couple of minutes, the longest half an...

Another 4.30am alarm, and on the road at 5.15.  If anything, there was less traffic than yesterday.  Work was pretty uneventful -- the only ...

I've probably worked more Christmas Days than not over the past twenty years, but this one does seem to have been more solitary than usu...