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The Year in Books

Current bedtime readingIt’s quite some time since I wrote a book post but inspired by another blogger, Dar.  I thought I’d attempt to give an overview of my reading this year.  I’m a messy reader. I...

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January…ing

My top scoring Wordle. A disturbing pairing! January is coming to an end so I thought I'd add a post in the 'ing' form Christina and other bloggers use. Here’s what I’ve been doing.Enjoying the company...

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February..ing

 I’m squeezing in at the end of February with a brief monthly round up.  Here’s what I’ve been doing:Squelching through muddy fields with Paul and the dog.Watching the garden slowly come to life.  The...

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March Magnolias

 

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April...ing

I've been neglecting the blog recently.  So time for an April catch up. Here's what I've been doing.Visiting an exhibition of mosaic art called Constellations in Chester Cathedral.  The hanging piece...

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Visiting The Scullery in Ballyronan

A couple of weekends ago I went on a visit to Northern Ireland along with two of my sisters.  We booked a holiday cottage near our home village of Ballyronan.   Normally we stay with Sylvia who lives...

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The Best View in England: Arvon Foundation Creative Writing Course at The Hurst

John Osborne's Best View in EnglandLast week I went on a residential writing course with the Arvon Foundation.  I’ve been longing to do one of these courses for years, putting it off because of lack of...

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June

 June has been a busy month. Here’s what I’ve been doing using Christina’s …ing format.Watering the garden. The weather has been mostly cool and cloudy but not wet in this area.  I’ve planted lots of...

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July

 July split into two halves for me. I really enjoyed the first part of the month. Here’s what I was doing then:Hosting my sister and nieces from New Zealand.  We did the usual touristy things - walking...

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August…ing

 August has been a quiet month for us. Here’s what we have been doing:Looking after Alfie.  He has had ‘the op’ since his amorous moves on other dogs of either sex on walks were becoming embarrassing....

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September..ing

 September is nearly over and I haven’t written a single blog post.  Here’s a quick round up in Christina’s ‘ing’ format. I have been….Visiting the Lake District. Took the dog to Grasmere for a couple...

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October…ing

 Just squeezing in a monthly update.  This is what I’ve been doing:Enjoying the late flush of flowers and berries in the garden. It looks better now than in the summer. Auditioning for a small part in...

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November

Alfie has had enough of the football too.As I write this there is yet another football match on TV.  I am very bored with the World Cup already. I suppose it is forcing me to write a blogpost...

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Christmas 2022

 I started this post on Christmas Eve but somehow got distracted and now it's New Year's Eve.  I'm reaching the point where I've had enough of chocolate, mince pies and falling Christmas tree needles....

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February….ing

Failed to write anything about January which was best forgotten.  Getting in a February post before the month ends.  Thanks to Christina for the idea.In February I have been:Rehearsing for the Chester...

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Spring Break

During the Easter school holidays Kate and I spent a few days in Florence.  I’ve never been and recently have read several novels set there (‘Still Life’ by Sarah Winman, ‘The Marriage Portrait’ by...

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May Blossom

 I’ve probably said it before, suspect if I checked,  I say it every year: May is my favourite month.  And in the last few days May has been at its peak of perfection. The wet spring has left...

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June

So writing this in Chester Cathedral where I am backstage waiting to go on for my next appearance as Weeping Woman in the Chester Mystery Plays.  This is my view:Rehearsals for the play have taken up a...

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A Wet Summer

 It’s raining.  Again. July was a very wet month and coolish after the brief heatwave on June. And August is not looking promising. The garden is very lush. I have lots of tomatoes.  Green ones. Think...

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Summer Summary

Late summer GardenThe agapanthus were good this year.  It is the 1st October, summer is over and largely unrecorded since I have been neglecting the blog again. So a round up some recent outings and...

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October..ing

 October has been a busy month. Here’s a brief account of what I’ve been doingEnjoying any remaining sunny days walking on the beach. Above is Talacre Beach in North Wales.  Visiting Scotland on a...

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Books and stuff

I have been meaning to write a book post for a while and this seemed like a good month to choose since November was the Chester Literature Festival. I have attended several booky events at Storyhouse,...

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A Family Christmas in Wales

It’s a long time since my sisters and I spent Christmas together -  over ten years at least before my dad died.  This year we hired a house for the whole family and everyone came except the New Zealand...

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January

 January has been a bit grim. Wind and rain and mud.  The lawn is now a mud patch as the dogs have been playing on the sodden grass. And I’m fighting a losing battle against mud they bring into the...

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February Travels

I spent quite a lot of February enjoying this view.  It’s from my sister’s house in New Zealand.  I travelled there with another sister, the one who lives in NI so it was a kind of sisters’ reunion....

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