Going back through my photos, I don't have a single picture of the conifers before they half-topped them several years ago. But for the record, this is what they looked like:


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The people whose garden backs on to the side of mine have been pruning the beautiful row of conifers at the end of their garden each year, and every year I've muttered in annoyance at them doing it ( Read more... )

The plan for this weekend was to get the 'Every Child Matters' articles sorted out and ready for insertion in the relevant bit of the thesis (which is pending, really it is - I finally figured out where Neighbourhood Policing fits!). On Sunday, when sun was expected, I had a list of gardening things to do ( Read more... )

I was somewhat surprised, whilst wondering whether or not to get up this morning, to hear what sounded suspiciously like a steam train whistle. We just heard it again, and I checked, and yes, a steam train *did* pass through Bicester North station today. Which must have surprised the regular travellers no end ( Read more... )

To the writers on my F-list, a plea - when someone asks you for tips on writing their first novel PLEASE tell them NOT to include cutsey genre in-jokes (unless the plot requires it, of course). I have just finished reading a book which managed to THREE TIMES jerk me out of the narrative because of very blatent and unnecessary fannish cross- ( Read more... )

Let's see ...

Upset stomach - check
Headache - check
Feverish - check
Aching - check

*sigh* Looks like I got whatever Phoebesmum had last weekend. I guess I won't be getting as much done on the thesis this weekend as I'd planned ...

I feel I should say something about Torchwood, but I'll do it under a cut since US readers probably won't have seen it yet.
( Well, that was a waste of five evenings )

GC went to battle last night with our internet provider, having established that the problem was definitely BEFORE the house, not after. We are still running on the old routr, since the new one doesn't work as well with the intermittent signal as the old one does. Having said which, the signal has been much better all day - I wonder whether they ( Read more... )

A day of mostly rain, although I did manage a bit of gardening between the showers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANNEBEDOLPHIN!!

And, Pennski, we forgot the fireworks (but perhaps you let them off after we left ...). Excellent party, as always. We really must reciprocate sometime soon!

There will be one, I'm sure of it. The stacks of paper are reducing - although I must confess much of what I'm looking at is what my professor would call 'background'. However, how can you talk about the foreground if you don't understand the background fully?! At any rate, the piles of paper are going down, and I'm not adding anything new any ( Read more... )