Apologies for the two-week delay since the last post. Bad Robin. It’s been busy…:
There’s nothing quite like having a house of your own, for getting to know the indigenous flora and fauna. I found this cuddly fellow in our garden waste bin (”yard trash can”); it’s a largish Black Widow. I couldn’t bring myself to [...]

I’m pleased to report rapid progress in finishing the preparation of the vegetable patch, and even getting some stuff planted, before my mum left on Tuesday.
It looked like this, as seen from the far corner, on Monday morning; half of the wooden containment finished, edges not properly defined, and much of the soil still full [...]

My mum has been here for a few days now, on a week’s visit to see us and help us settle in to the new house, and get some California sunshine (much needed after the harsh UK winter). She arrived late on Tuesday evening; wasting no time we set out on Wednesday for our favourite [...]