Nicki Bainbridge-Clement
16th November 2019
So, Guy Fawkes day has come and gone. Of course, most these days know as little about its origins as they do about Christmas, Easter and […]
6th November 2019
The urge to rant is very strong at the moment, triggered probably by watching a couple of programmes in the television series presented by Simon Reeves […]
29th October 2019
If it were not for the utterly depressing political situation, we all would be pretty cheerful this week, despite the desperate act in nature to give […]
23rd October 2019
I described last week as drab. Despite the unsettled weather, this week the colours outside have been less uniformly depressing. When the clouds have lifted, the […]
16th October 2019
Pleading self-indulgence, for those of you who missed it, the latest Trumpism was a justification for abandoning the Kurds – to quote his words as best […]
10th October 2019
Out on a short car journey mid-week, I thought the one word which summed up the day was ‘drab’. The verges had practically no colour other […]
2nd October 2019
What a very frustrating week. As if mirroring politics, the needed rain has come in excess. As a result, much of what was planned had to […]
26th September 2019
So, autumn has definitely arrived, though the majority of trees retain their leaves and the roses are still in bloom. The horse chestnut trees are dropping […]
18th September 2019
I think that this week we have seen exactly how pleasant early autumn weather can be. Chilly nights and our first ground frosts of the year, […]