Month: July 2023

Various images seen from the street. Images in and around the South Bank Centre Andrew's 84th Birthday Celebration The main purpose of our London visit was to celebrate the 84th birthday of my friend Andrew Taylor whom I have known since 1970. There were six of us, 3 couples, and we met in the Union Jack Club just off Waterloo. This is for servicemen only and they rigorously check everyone to...

You can pay any amount of money getting to London. The most expensive is the train directly from Bath to Paddington. A return train ticket London to Bath comes in at around £70 return, more during peak times. We prefer a coach which although it takes longer is a fraction of the price. This time we paid five pounds each way which made a total of £20 return for us both. We like to leave in the...

No less than 44 gardens to visit over a period of three days. For some reason we did not prioritize the visiting due mainly to the weather but we made up for it today Sunday. I can only give you a fraction of the amazing and original gardens that we visited with the added privilege of meeting the proud owners. Who needs a book on garden development when you can see it all before your very eyes?...

  So we have a so called summer weekend, the Harbourside Festival in Bristol which is a three-day event and lots going on locally including three types of event in Frome. We awoke this morning to a largely clear sky but above is the forecast for 1:00 p.m. This does not auger well for any sort of planning. There is a secret garden event in Frome but looking at the weather it will be better...

I thought I had checked all the pockets but... obviously not. Do not try this will bank notes (though the modern plastic ones would probably survive 🙂 So, a rainy day. I think of my farmer friend Rob, desperately wanting to use his combine harvester. Where is summer? After three years, I have still not perfected the art of making bread. This is probably because I don't follow the instructions...

A Great Scam It all started this last Monday when I wrote to my friend who was going to send me some computer kit. Apparently went to the post office to post this and sent me a bill accordingly. On the Tuesday morning, two days ago,  I got a text message from EVRI, a parcel delivering company, telling me that my parcel could not be delivered on the Monday since nobody was home. Strange that the...