There was some filming going on when I was walking the dog on the common this morning.  They were filming a tall young man and a much shorter woman walking along and talking.  I didn’t recognize the actors but in any case I was much more interested in the way the extras were despatched on cue to [...]

The clocks went back last night which means that I have had an extra hour today, so where has it gone?  I still ended up rushing to get to choir practice this morning (before I joined the choir I was always rushing to get to church, at least now I’m always there in good time [...]

We’re back in town!

 - a beach on South Harris, some of the scenery we have left behind.
We are back from our hols (in the Outer Hebridean isles of Harris and Lewis, and then on the Isle of Skye), and we had a great time.  We even had good weather, well, for the time of year anyway!  I’ve returned [...]

This is only half a week’s menu as we are going on holiday (to the Isle of Harris and then to Skye) on Thursday (‘rah, rah, rah!).  I’ve been buying some dried food staples and cans to see us through most of our holiday food requirements, Simon is already worrying that I’ll have problems fitting [...]