In the dark midwinter

The coldest week we’ve had this month was probably the worst possible time for our hot water heater to stop working. Thankfully, due to our granny flat we have a separate hot water heater. Unthankfully, this means we have to dash over to the other building in the freezing dark every morning to [...]

Primadonna

Could Horace’s life be more exhausting? Constantly expected to loll around, having his picture taken, his ears scratched, his every mew attended to – a cat can only put up with so much.
Now that winter is here (particularly with the last week of particularly chilly temperatures), the cats have been bulking up fur-wise, and [...]

Regressing

We went to Garter Belts & Gasoline for the first time last weekend – sat in the sun, listened to bands, got sunburnt and people-watched those in “the scene” (to quote one overly emotional bloke who gave a speech later in the day).

The 50s/hot rod scene, to my uneducated eye, seemed like an odd [...]

Campire

I think open fires are one of my favourite things about camping, particularly in the winter months. Despite coming home with everything – including my hair – smelling strongly of woodsmoke, it’s lovely to sit on camp chairs in a circle, toasting marshmallows, and taking turns to add a log to the blaze.