Author Archives: Becky

This week saw us trying to buy a new fridge. You can imagine the moment when I realised the old one just wasn’t cold enough and didn’t respond to a change on the dial. Finding a website where a similar one was available was taking too long, so we made a quick trip to ourContinue reading “Gadgets again.”

This week it’s been lovely to catch up with TV programmes I’ve missed and one of these is Stanley Tucci in Italy. The second episode is all about the Piedmont region, which happens to be my all-time favourite part of Italy. Why? Well, having lived in Milan for several years we visited all the expectedContinue reading “Finding Italy.”

Having managed to avoid Covid for the last two and a half years it has finally caught up with us both. For anyone who questions why we vaccinate against “just a cold” I can assure them that it’s a lot more than just a cold. You won’t want to read all the symptoms… Many ofContinue reading “Testing, testing…”

True to our word we returned to the allotment with our young friends, this time armed with suitable containers to transport our harvest. Careful not to look greedy we gathered a small collapsible crate-full of apples, with just a few pears. In the meantime, I was on crabapple duty – a task which was moreContinue reading “The return trip!”

Last weekend we spent some time visiting young friends who have recently taken over an allotment. To say it was overgrown would be an understatement, but they have begun to clear it and even created a very smart raised bed. Sharing the work (and the fruits of their labours) with friends is a great ideaContinue reading “An apple a day…..”

There have been numerous occasions during the course of this week when I’ve felt compelled to sit and watch TV. Not normal daytime stuff – Escape to the Country, The Bidding Room etc – but the events unfolding in Balmoral, Edinburgh and then London. Many times I’ve been close to tears, as have most ofContinue reading “What a week.”

We are deeply saddened by the death of our Queen.

Earlier this week I found myself queueing to buy cups of tea for some of the “Cake Friday” merry band, in a bakery/coffee shop/sandwich bar famous for it’s sausage rolls. I’m sure you know what I mean 😉 Standing in line behind several other customers I noticed a sign stuck to the perspex screen butContinue reading “Labels.”

I was surprised to hear on Radio 4 this morning that Suffolk had experienced extreme downpours this week. I’m not sure that’s absolutely accurate – it might have been wiser to say that some parts of the county had heavy rain, because we certainly didn’t see it here. There have been a couple of showersContinue reading “Still dry!”

It’s been quite a while since we’ve had any significant rainfall in our part of sleepy Suffolk even though there have been torrential downpours just a few miles away. The grass is so dry that our cats are reluctant to walk on it as it hurts their feet; many plants are wilting and drying outContinue reading “Water.”