Saturday 13 February This morning was bright, beautiful and cold. This afternoon was bleak, brisk and cloudy. The first day of the half term break is always a pleasure. There is a calm aura around the house and things slow down. But this morning we had to be up and out for the dog walkContinue reading “Day 330”
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Day 329
Friday 12 February Last day of half term today and we have reached the halfway point of the academic year. I don’t if I have ever known a tiredness like this. We’re all pretty exhausted. The pupils that have been coming onsite have been great and I think will be best placed to cope withContinue reading “Day 329”
Day 328
Thursday 11 February We woke this morning to a fresh sprinkling of snow on the ground and roofs. Nothing dramatic, more a gesture really. And as I drove to work the sun broke through the clouds and was so bright. Dazzlingly so. It has been a productive day but people are noticeably numb to everythingContinue reading “Day 328”
Day 327
Wednesday 10 February Comfort cultural consumption. On my way home this evening the radio presenter was talking to author Jacqueline Wilson about how the updating of her much loved literary character, Tracy Beaker, had grown up. The children’s books that appealed to so many young people twenty years ago are looked back on fondly byContinue reading “Day 327”
Day 326
Tuesday 09 February The snow continued to fall in fits and starts today but it did so as the thaw began. The latter with more urgency, and despite the bitterly cold temperatures, we are seeing the grass and the ground again. So, another day working from home with the rest of the family, all ofContinue reading “Day 326”
Day 325
Monday 08 February When I drove home from seeing Dad late yesterday afternoon, I thought we had seen the back of the usual one-day snowfall we usually get. But I was wrong. Overnight it piled in and drifted along the lanes, blowing hard and cold through the gaps in the hedgerows and between the trees.Continue reading “Day 325”
Day 324
Sunday 07 February Snowy Sunday. It started around 4am and has not stopped all day. Now, I know we have a tendency to exaggerate and get a little hysterical about all weather in the UK, but that’s because (I believe) we live in a temperate climate where we have few extremes of anything and alittleContinue reading “Day 324”
Day 323
Saturday 06 February This morning, in fact the whole day, has drifted by satisfyingly swift. There’s always an expectation that the day needs to be filled with stuff being done. Not today. I pottered to start. Insignificant jobs were accomplished today. Like swapping bird feeders. Taking Stan to meet his girlfriend for his weekend walk.Continue reading “Day 323”
Day 322
Friday 05 February I’m starting today’s post from the evening. Yes, it was a good day, much achieved and a really good buzz, but the end of the day came with a desire to leave while it was still light. It has been mild today, dry and bright. The birds have been out in force,Continue reading “Day 322”
Day 321
Thursday 04 February We’ve always sat around the table to have dinner at the end of the day. The four of us. Phones are not allowed, no TV or radio in the background. It’s very rare that this doesn’t happen. It hasn’t been something we’ve enforced either. I think we all genuinely like being togetherContinue reading “Day 321”
The Bald Birder 