Finding the chase and cutting to it

All I want to be talking about here is how we’re doing with our heat pump. But at the end of the third week of February, we still have 25 days until the end of winter:- 20th March 2025 is our first day of spring in the UK. So, I cannot do that. What I […]

My husband and I celebrate our birthdays within a couple of days of each other, so it is always tempting to combine the celebrations. Especially as we’re down to one wage. But there’s no need if you have some skills in the kitchen, a bit of time and energy, and patience. For my husband’s day, […]

The ancient Christians (in fact most religions) understood the benefits of Having something to look forward to. Be it heaven or the next public holiday or feast, they understood the need to celebrate life. These days we call it Wellness, but that feeling that things are OK and can only get better is powerful, hope […]

Yesterday, on our second train of the day, the TGV from Lyon to Lille, there was a proud poster which I could read while queuing for the loo: using this train is by far the best way to travel to reduce the impact on the environment. Indeed, https://www.sncf-voyageurs.com states that France’s electric trains cost 3g […]

A granny stoppers is a device used on a public path that is intended to discourage “grannies” or the less physically able to progress with a route. It is widely used in the UK as a means of excluding people from what other people have deemed “unsuitable paths for them”. They can be narrow stiles, […]