Bath Abbey. Today has been one of those brilliant, sunny, clear, bitterly cold winter days. We had things to do this morning but after lunch we decided to see what was going on in Bath, so Mrs Sixwheeler and I headed in to town. Mrs S was in shopping mode and found a bargain but…
Bubble and Squeak. On Christmas Day we have our traditional meal of turkey accompanied by roast potatoes and Brussels sprouts. We always cook far too many vegetables so that a couple of days later we can have our own family tradition of cold ham with Bubble and Squeak. Many of you will know about Bubble…
Saturday Rugby. Once again we had proper Saturday afternoon rugby at the Recreation Ground this afternoon and very good it was too. Saturday afternoon is the traditional time for rugby matches but now that everything is the slave of the television rights holders we dance to their tune; so we now have Friday evening matches,…
Column in Bush. OK it’s Boxing Day, the weather’s filthy and we’re entertaining; but still we need a photograph. I’m not much up on architectural features so let’s just call it a column but I do like the way it nestles into the undergrowth. Actually I can’t leave it like that so I’ve looked up…
Christmas Border Terrier. It’s Christmas Day and I’ve really not had much time for photographs. I was ‘up with the cock’ and straight into a positive orgy of cooking and between us Mrs S and I put a pretty decent traditional Christmas lunch together for the ten of us. After lunch I fell asleep until…
Bark. Absolutely beautiful day for Christmas Eve here in Bath today. As tomorrow is going to be HECTIC we went for a nice long walk today. I saw the sunlight shining through this peeling bark and thought it would make a good picture. I don’t know what the tree is, maybe some form of eucalyptus,…
Ouch! When I was small and lived in a big old farmhouse I enjoyed sliding down the banisters; I also did this enthusiastically when I was at boarding school. You are not encouraged to do it in Bath where they set traps for you at the bottom. 23 December 2014
Deck The Halls. It is Christmas time and in England the tradition is to decorate our houses with evergreen leaves. This follows a pagan tradition going back to pre-Christian times and was then adopted, along with others, into Christian practice. Nowadays everybody does it regardless of their religious persuasion, which is good. The old song…
Shortest Day. So today has been the shortest day of the year so from tomorrow we’re practically back to summer . . . . . . I wish. As it was the shortest day Maude and I took only a short walk but amongst the gloom it brightened for a while; this is the view…
It Must Be Nearly Christmas. The last Saturday before Christmas saw us ‘up with the cock’ and on the bus into Bath. First to Green Park Market, our wonderful Farmers Market, for some bread from my favourite baker. Then on for an early Christmas present; Mrs Sixwheeler had booked me into a Gentlemen’s Hairdresser to…
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