The Spinster of the Parish

I love writing letters, as well as emails and the like. I also love the 'plop' of a letter back on the doormat as a reply. A while a...

Now, I've said that Puffin deserves a post of her own, so here it is. (Or at least, the first one, more to come.) Months ago, I decided ...

I spotted an ad in a local free paper the other day, requiring a dog walker for a 6-month old Lurcher pup. I emailed saying I had one too, a...

One day, several weeks ago, I awoke to the sound of BANG flap flap flap BANG flap flap flap BANG flap flap flap... Wondering what the hell w...

Today started with an early morning crow* down the chimney at 6am - perfectly timed with my alarm (most considerate). After chasing him out,...

Not sure why I stopped blogging other than, 'Worked at home, didn't speak to anyone, went for a walk, ate food and went to bed' ...

Now that sounds like a rather limp-wristed title for a blog post (and indeed one that doesn't smack of any meaty story or topic). But wh...