Who ever said making preserves was an Autumn occupation? This year we started in July with the

In just over a week it will be one year since I retired. As my retirement had approached my

The Old Dog's seasonal best

The Old Dog (pictured above) is taking longer and longer on her daily

It's becoming harder to maintain my belief in a glorious retirement with total control over my own

I'm beginning to think that retirement in the style of Brexit is a mistake. Like Brexit itself. A

Barely more than two weeks now until my Independence Day. All the withdrawal agreements are drawn up

Independence preparations gain pace

With only four weeks to go before "Independence Day" my Brexit

Last night we went to the cinema for the second time in less than two months. In my retirement

"The sky looks interesting. A few very pale pink streaks of cloud, wispy and quite high."

It is dusk

"Come on, if we don't go soon it will be dark before we get back," the Webmaster urges. It is

"Hang on. The dog won't move." The Webmaster calls for me to wait as I reach the gate and turn

"We should be OK through the woods and round the lake."

"The field may be boggy. We haven't been all

"It's warm in the sun," declared the Webmaster, 'but I don't want to go walking through bogs."

"Where

"The weather is OK today, we should get a walk in."

"It's going to be muddy after all the rain

"If you don't hurry up it will be too late to go."

"It isn't going to get any darker."

It is just

"It's raining, we'll need coats."

"Have you seen my gloves?"

"Proper gloves or those woolly things

"It's cold. I'm cold."

"You'll warm up when we get going. And when it's more sheltered. It's that

"If we go now we'll just catch the last glimmers of sun."

"First evening walk after the hour

The webmaster is Tony, the ugly mug in the photo. In keeping with the best he has chosen a picture that