Life in the Rocking Rectory

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Saturday, June 12, 2010

The family are descending...

...upon us today, so it's a quick rush round with the Hoover, a dash to the local shop (yes, we only have one and are fortunate to have that) for something to amuse four-year-old granddaughter, and enough food to feed the universe. Actually, it's great to see them back as they spent over three weeks... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

A new toy

I have a new toy - well, a phone actually, but it feels like a new toy. Does take a while to get used to these new appliances though, doesn't it? This is a poor man's iphone, a Samsung Tocco Lite. I'm a mere pay-as-you-go customer, so have to fork out for new phones and don't get any of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Pain in the neck

Playing golf on foot in the pouring rain last Tuesday didn't help. I'd already had a few problems with my neck over the preceding few weeks, but after 27 holes on a foreign course (that's about six miles of walking), my neck seized up completely. Ed came all the way to drive me home (my cousin had... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

A great discovery

I discovered something great today. I'm an avid reader (yes, all escapist fiction) and I mostly read my novels in digital form on my Sony reader. I used to belong to fictionwise.com,which is a very comprehensive and good value American site, but when it was taken over by Barnes and Noble, suddenly... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Good to be home

Nice to go away for a while, but isn't it good to get home? Funny thing is, while I was working I couldn't wait to get away and longed for more breaks. Now I'm not working and can go away whenever I want, I'm much less keen on going! Why is that? Spent yesterday afternoon relaxing in the hammock in... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

A surprising day

Home now from our week's break, we had a surprising day yesterday. The Brits are passionate about gardening, so we went to Barnsdale Gardens and expected just – well, gardens. Plenty of colour and lovely flowers, but nothing more. Were we surprised! We discovered Barnsdale Gardens were designed and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Another day out

Yesterday we popped into Leicestershire to follow one of the trails around Burrough Hill Fort. It's an iron age fort so there are no signs of the actual fort now, but it commands a hill top presence with wonderful views of the surrounding countryside and some good walks. We had a picnic lunch there,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Rutland Water

Ed and I are here at Rutland Water for a week. Rutland is the smallest county in England, situated in the middle of the country and about two and a half hours' drive from home. It's quite hilly here in the Midlands, so that will test our walking prowess, since we're only used to the flatlands of... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 14, 2010

An interesting encounter

I met a stranger on the bus today, and we got talking. She was only a youngster in her twenties, but was having such a tough time. She'd been living with her boyfriend's family, and he drove her to work each morning and picked her up at night. A week ago, when she got in the car in the morning, she... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

A(nother) new start

Well, a great new start for us in the UK - or rather, yet another new start. Do I sound cynical? Perish the thought. I really hope and pray that this new coalition government works. It ought to - we in the sticks manage to work together for the good of the majority, so the top politicians ought to... Sign in to see full entry.

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