As Christmas becomes a distant memory all that remains now is actually paying for it! It’s so easy to just ‘put it on the card’ but unfortunately all those last minute must haves, all add up, and is it worth being burdened with all that debt? The biggest expense we generally have is a
As you read this article the clocks will have been adjusted to British Winter time and put back an hour bringing us lighter mornings and darker evenings. This was originally done to make it safer for the school children. As people wonder if they will gain or lose an hour in bed just remember
September / October Unfortunately, in my last article, I stupidly mentioned that we were short of rain and needed plenty and it’s not stopped since, sorry! I blame St Swithun, as if it rains on St Swithun’s day (15th July) it will rain for 40 days and it poured all day, so as folk-law
July and August I’m sure we all enjoyed the Coronation of King Charles III, wherever you were and however you celebrated. It would have been a memorable occasion especially for the youngsters. Our village organised a picnic with May Pole dancing, an entertainer and brass band, a very grand affair enjoyed by all. Unfortunately
May and June I’m sure we all thought it would never stop raining in March and after a bitterly cold February we are hoping for better things to come. Easter Sunday finally showed us some nice sunny weather but then back to rain again the next day! All this rain will definitely bring on
March and April This year Candlemas (February 2nd) was ‘dry and bright’ which unfortunately means ‘winter will have another flight’, so beware especially in March when with the slightly warmer longer daylight hours tempt us into thinking spring is hereand winter has gone. These olde country sayings have been around far longer than the
January and February At writing this article in the first week in December, we have just had our first real winter frost of the season and a much harder frost forecast for the next 4/5 days. With the rising gas, electricity and food prices these colder months are going to be very tough for
November and December At writing this article we have just picked the last of our Bramley and Cox’s apples on a warm sunny autumn afternoon, the second week in October. It was a real pleasure to be able to gather our record apple harvest on such a lovely day. September finally bought us the
September & October After three years of leadership, our Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally thrown in the towel. He’s had some tough issues to sort out with Brexit and COVID but he’s finally succumbed to the lack of support from his own cabinet. We have at writing two candidates left in the race
July & August I’m sure we all enjoyed the Queen’s fabulous Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June, whether you chose to take a 4 day holiday abroad, take part in your community events or just stay in and watch it on TV, I think we can all say it was truly magnificent. Many of the
