Author Archives: John Sanders

Sunday, 29th October, 2017 Lovely sunny day and surprisingly warm in our garden. Pauline’s been cooking all morning again with supplies of sauces and pickles streaming from the kitchen. I’ve been watching political analysis programmes and reading the papers. Someone’s got … Continue reading →

Sunday, 22nd October, 2017 Happy 60th birthday to my little twin sister and brother, Liz & Mike. Who would have believed that even they would eventually age? Quite a chilly day which only reached 13C/56F although there was plenty of sunshine. … Continue reading →

Sunday, 15th October, 2017 As the Blog enters its 460th week, we are shocked to realise that it is 30 years ago today that UK was hit by the Great Storm which Michael Fish so famously missed. The sense of 30 … Continue reading →

Sunday, 8th October, 2017 Stop me if this gets boring but I need to record it. I am currently well into a no-alcohol period that I intend to maintain until 2018. I’m not finding it difficult at all. I don’t need … Continue reading →

Sunday, 1st October, 2017           Up early to damp weather outside for this first day of October. The girls left for a trip to Arundel before splitting up with Catherine returning to her house about 5 miles … Continue reading →

Sunday, 24th September, 2017 Another lovely day of warmth and sunshine. We’ve spent quite a bit of it – after three political programmes: Marr, Peston and Sunday Politics – outside in the garden. The topic of conversation today has been an … Continue reading →

Sunday, 17th September, 2017 Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh…..Oh….Oh…. I’m not well. Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh….Oh…. Why do we always feel worse at night than in the morning and worse in bed than when we get up and move around. Last night the ‘flu’mist descended with a vengeance … Continue reading →

Sunday, 10th September, 2017 An alternatingly grey and damp/warm and sunny day. As the day has developed, the former has disappointingly ousted the latter. I have been doing the usual Sunday things – political programmes, newspapers, household chores. I even vacuumed … Continue reading →

Sunday, 3rd September, 2017 A grey day with an Autumnal chill in the air and a spit of rain. After last night’s escapade, we were tired when the radio went off at 6.00 am. We were still up and about around … Continue reading →

Sunday, 27th August, 2017 Up early after a hot and sweaty night. The sky is blue and cloudless and, by 9.00 am, I was out in the garden simulating a herb processing factory. Last year’s Tarragon bush looked dead even by early … Continue reading →