Tag: The Mansion
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Monsters in the Closet
***Please be advised that this slightly longer than normal blog post may contain spiders, if they’re still there.*** A short time ago, Diane mentioned her imaginary closet, and what it contained, and she asked her visitors what would or wouldn’t be in their imaginary closet. Well. This Mansion of mine has such a huge closet…
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The slightly word-heavy not-so-heavy blog post
This is the place where the extraordinary happens Not spectacular, but ordinary with a little extra zing, This is the place where the rain falls It just does – that’s no special thing This is the place where the days are long Or should be, time permitting And this is the place where I escape…
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Whoops! I’ve cracked the sky
I’ve really gone and done it this time. I noticed a crack on one of the tiles in the Bathroom yesterday, so decided to fill it before it got any worse – or worse still a spider decided to move in. Now, don’t get me wrong – I like spiders, I just don’t fancy one…
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Reminiscing III
Here we are: March 13th 1066 1642 1968 2016. I’m officially another year older. I’m not 24 years old. And I’m still waffling on about past times. Nibbles and snacks would have been available in the Orangery, but the parrot ate them all. Every last one of them. It’s funny, the things you find yourself…
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The Northern Lights
The Aurora Borealis was visible from the UK last night, as far south as Staffordshire, which is the next county down from Cheshire. I didn’t get to see it in person, unfortunately, as I was looking in the other direction. One day I shall get to see this magnificent sight. One day very soon, I’m…