No Hayburner stopping for Tea

Found ourselves in time warp last Sunday, the first Sunday in November travelling same way as the old crocks from London to Brighton. Passed a collection of vintage Raleighs half way between London and Brighton parked outside a village pub. We were waved at a lot as we drove along very slowly but happily.

Check source of news in run up to an Election

Found these quotes on the Content Factory – many sites like this one – its about “Delivering Results and ROI” (Return on Investment) “Spin doctors are: “professional political strategists, able on behalf of their clients to manipulate the media – planting a story here, a rumour there, a tip-off somewhere else – so that any […]

Christmas tree decoration – Swan Princess

Made to order – Small Woolly Elephant – Etsy

Which Countries provide and receive most Foreign Aid

Conversation in our home about the problems of loss of life in the Channel seem to be about reinstating/increasing the Foreign aid to war torn developing countries who may be carrying the brunt of impacts of Climate Change in more developed countries. Following link is for 2017 and shows Countries donating and those receiving the […]

Cake Recipes

Many Cake Recipes

Sea of Cambodia

Hard to see both father and brother travel to look for her within a week. Unbelievably heartbreaking to have her returned to them from the Sea off Cambodia. Despair you feel losing contact with someone you love who is old enough to follow their dreams but young or vulnerable Being the parent and watching your […]

M & M’s and Ice Cream

How zoos persuade the big cats to have the vaccine – Matt Blitz “If you’re not supposed to eat at night – why is there a light bulb in the fridge?”

Farmer ploughs huge anti-Brexit message in field

Lots of reasons farmers are worried if Brexit goes ahead. If the UK isolates itself from the European Market – the farmers voice – is one that must be heard. Farmer David Lewis of Manor Farm, Water Eaton, Swindon, who ploughed the message into his field, said: “Brexit would be just awful for farming. “So […]

Breakdown Recovery in Europe

Our breakdown travelling in Europe about a month ago was on a friday night driving over cobbles in a northern German city. A broken fan belt – which would normally take half an hour to fix been told. Although our policy covered this sort of thing with a hotel, alternative car even having the car […]

Sid Squirrel

Vegetable Soup & Bread Rolls

Recipe below uses tomato Passata or original recipe by James Martin uses a can of chopped tomatoes, pasta and lentils. Our version has no lentils or pasta – more a vegetable soup than minestrone. Passata could be made using Mediterranean tomatoes from a shop/market. We used home grown cherry tomatoes. To make Passata, we put […]

Its not just big cats that get stressed

Last few days feared might loose our little tom cat long before his time and the reason been told is stress. He’s crossed his little legs to the point he couldnt go and needed a small but possibly life threatening op to help him out – worrying because he’s overweight. Sorry to talk details but […]

Harvesting Chambourcin grapes and Gesloten Kas Technology

Harvested this weekend two small rows of Chambourcin grapes – a red grape suited to a less sunny English climate. Even harvesting the grapes in October – they dont seem to be so sweet but told by the person who planted them that they will produce higher sugar levels than other grapes over here. […]

Native Wisdom – Wind Song

Sound

Wrote this little while ago. We’re just observing, things will get better but maybe not strait away. Not sure if its sound or smell first notice when wake up. My small black cat, usually leaping up and down waiting for food. Sometimes very early he paws the window to wake me up then walks in […]

The biggest little farm

nordic magic

Vinyl

Before the virus arrived, went to an auction in a barn and bought several boxes of vinyl LPs for £11s. No one else wanted them. They are solid, maybe same era as records with dog logo – someone’s collection – not music but bird and whale sound tracks. Bought a record player with possibility to […]

Food – why remaining connected to Europe is Crucial

Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat all may become effected by a ‘No Deal’ Brexit and leaving the European Union and the Supply Chains breaking down or getting held up and fresh foods perishing. Its no longer just about taking away the future of the next generation to travel and live where they want to without borders […]