Bernard's Backwater

52 Ways to Walk – Five - Week 3 – Walk, Smile, Greet, Repeat A couple of weeks ago my school reader volunteering didn’t go according to plan. It was careers day and the flow of chi...

I ❤ NEW YORK CITY - 1 - Big cities are usually not our favoured place for a holiday but we have always wanted to see New York. We arrived late in the afternoon and it was dark by...

Baby Hedgehogs - Last Tuesday evening my neighbour, Jackie brought her Scottie and Jack Russell for a walk up the lane past my house as she often did. She walked a few...

Power to the people: Eco tents: Racoon dahn the drain: Otopussy twat: and a Bloody big spider. - Much atmospheric movement, remnants of skywater, total lack of solar light and dawns crack appears to have healed up at the castle this weekend morn. Th...

Ah, Silence - Nobody around.

The Potato Diet - Well ... did anyone see *it* last night? No. Thought not. if you want to lose weight quickly for any reason - to fit better in that special dress is favo...

QUESTION ON EU COOKIE COMMENT - Hello again, another long break from blogging as so much has happened over the last few months. This is really a question to anyone who might still be rea...

- Hi, it's been a while since I updated this but a quick look through this morning suggests it still contains the essential information. I'm hoping to tidy i...

Kippers support free speech don't they? Well now you can show it!! - Three months on, still arrested, still being investigated for a tweet... Please join my free speech email list - only together can we protect free speech. ...

Happy Christmas to all boaters - Merry Christmas from Rufus and Me I hope you all have great cruising on the cut next year.

Sunshine - A beautiful day here so off we go to get just the one geocache, as this is a leap year there is a souvenir to be had if you find a geocache over the weeken...

Merry Christmas One And All! - Dear Friends, I am so, so sorry not to have blogged all year (I think). That isn't to say I haven't thought about it and thought of all my Blogland friend...

Where to begin? - It has been such a long time since I put anything here.. so much has gone on in my life, so many changes. One major change is that I have taken up private ...

- Ben een tijd niet meer hier geweest....had het idee dat niemand meer kijkt,....... maar die is ook klaar.....mijn lekkere grote shopper ......niet de mooi...

new blog - Just to remind you, I have a new blog littleriverwanderer.blogspot.co.uk. Please join me. This blog will eventually go. Update - I hope this link will work!...

BLACKBERRY FARM, AGAIN - I've finished the next batch of cat blankets for the RSPCA and will take them to Quainton in a day or two. I'm gradually getting through my crate of wool ...

Miss Meconopsis - I just have to post this pic - to introduce my visitor for the first time ever in my garden - bought at the Malvern Show 2 years back and grown on in a ce...

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens - I think I prefer raindrops on alchemilla rather than roses, but whiskers on kittens is a definite favourite! The catlings are 12 days old and have just ...

- hi Well, after not a very nice year I will again try to go back to blogging. I have missed it so. I will only be able to do a couple of times a week not li...

Amateur organ under construction - A short video of the midi organ, still under construction. Taken by John Smith at the Marsworth Rally. Plans for the Busker Organ,the Midi organ and much...

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