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Unseasonable Sunshine
I'm running out of adjectives to describe the unseasonably warm weather the UK is currently experiencing but the endless sunshine is utterly fabulous. On Thursday we took Stephen to the vet to start a...
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I Want to Ride my Bicycle
The clocks had gone forward overnight so it was dark when I got up on Sunday morning. I made tea, brought it back to bed and read for an hour whilst Jon and Stephen snoozed beside me. Toast and coffee...
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Sent To Coventry
 On Wednesday I caught the train to Birmingham's New Street Station, hopped on another and 50 minutes later I was in Coventry, the current UK City of Culture and home to my fabulous friend, Nikki....
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I'd Have Got Less For Murder....
Over the last few days we've been subjected to Arctic blasts, heavy frosts and snow. My poor daffodils have taken a right battering so, despite not being a fan of cut flowers, I've rescued the squashed...
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For The Love of Cats
 After 17 years together, we had to say goodbye to our beloved Stephen Squirrel on Monday. Five months ago our hearts were broken when we lost Frank, now they're smashed into a million pieces. RIP...
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Weekend Walks - Up The Cut
To everyone who posted kind comments and sent messages of comfort after the loss of Stephen, Jon & I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.So what's been happening in our corner of the world? On...
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Spies, Witches and Charity Shopping
On Saturday night we'd watched the last episode of Chernobyl and, wanting something a little different, opted for I Am Not A Witch, a film about a little girl in Zambia who, after a banal incident, is...
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Mamma Mia!
Despite weather reports to the contrary, Wednesday turned out to be another chilly day with torrential rain showers so, unable to take eBay photos, we decided on another morning of charity shopping....
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The Long Weekend
The brilliant Mediterranean blue and crisp cotton caught my eye in the clearance charity shop last week and I happily handed over my £2 thinking they were culottes. They were labelled as a small but...
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Stop me if you've seen this one before...
....Actually, don't bother, I'm sure all my regular readers will recognise what I'm wearing. I've owned this Van Allan printed cotton maxi dress (and her green twin) for over twenty years, purchased...
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Shirley, You Can Not Be Serious!
On Friday morning Jon dropped the eBay parcels at the post office whilst I sorted out the previous day's charity shop finds. There was a 1980s leather shoulder bag, some Bandolino scuba ankle boots...
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We Can Work It Out
 Hello! After sharing tales from my mispent youth I'm back with normal grown-up activities, no psychotic Mediteranean males, just cats, clothes and chat.On Monday, after Wii Fit & breakfast I spent...
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Cool For Cats
 On Wednesday evening, after muttering This is my worst nightmare under his breath, Jon wasn't as intimidated by the gym as he thought he would be, helped in part by bumping into a couple of friends...
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Bank Holiday Blues
What a strange Bank Holiday weekend. One minute I'm dancing around the bedroom to 6Music without a care in the world and the next I'm in the Urgent Care department at Walsall's Manor hospital being...
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Kinky Boots!
Last night Liz and I pulled on our best kinky boots and headed off to Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre to see the stage show of the same name.Preferring a lower heel, Jon opted for a pair of charity...
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Good Times
On Friday I caught the train to Birmingham to spend the day with my friend, Nikki. After a pot of the most deliciouly sherbet-y cranberry & rose tea in a hip cafe, we walked up to Victoria Sqaure,...
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Our Greek Odyssey - Chania by Foot
We're back! Last week, we travelled to Greece, revisiting the country's largest island, Crete. We stayed in Chania, one of the longest continually habitated cities in the world and regarded by the...
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Our Greek Odyssey - Halepa & Rethmyno
 On Friday, still stuffed from all the food we'd consumed over the previous three nights, we bought a punnet of locally grown strawberries and ate them on the rooftop with Greek yogurt so thick that I...
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Our Greek Odyssey - In Search of the Minotaur
 On Sunday, just before 7.30am, we climbed aboard the coach we'd booked on Friday morning and travelled towards Crete's capital, Heraklion. Although only a 64 mile drive from Chania, the journey to the...
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Our Greek Odyssey - The Grand Finale
After Sunday's Greek epic, Monday was a lazy day with breakfast at the harbour and a wander around the shops. I managed to find a replica of the Malia pendant in 925 silver, in the same size as the...
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