Blogs from Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A pox on Covid 19 - there you I have said it . A pox on Covid 19. I have wanted to say that for a few months now and now it is said . Makes me feel better - yes it does . Today Day 83. " Flow with whatever happens , stay centred on accepting whatever you are doing " so said Zhuangzi . So here goes again - A pox on Covid 19. A pox for starting in the first place . A pox on it for stopping life in its tracks . Trying to flow with whatever happens is Ok for a while but eventually you get fed up with the flow and want and need something different. A challenge in your life . A pox on Covid for preventing movement . ... read more

Where in the world is Gabby the panel van conversion ? There I have said it. Our Gabby isn't a motorhome. She is a panel van conversion and a pretty one at that. She has not come to Alfreds Town with us. She is at home languishing in the bitter cold of this February morning. I get rather complacent in February. It is the second month of the year. The buds of the Azalea and the Magnolia are fattening up for Spring and the mauve crocus are pushing their little heads above ground. The nights are getting lighter by the week and I have a false sense of Spring just being round the corner. I even saw a host of golden daffodils last week. Not quite a host - a couple of stems King Alfred variety ... read more