Managing time management
I admit it’s not easy. You plan to do something, then something unplanned, like work, lands in your mailbox.
Pickled onions more important than Halloween
Today we devoted ourselves to pickling a supply of onions for the year ahead.
Bicclescombe Park on an autumn morning
I took my camera with me yesterday to record what a beautiful, tranquil spot this is, even when it’s cold and grey.
What happened to the soft landing you promised?
The investor asked the economist, clutching his badly battered backside.
The battle for Bicclescombe Park
If you know Ilfracombe, you may know Bicclescombe Park, a delightfully peaceful haven hidden towards the Score Valley.
Looking back, looking forwards
It’s been a funny old year. We waited in expectation for the summer and now look back to when it should have been.
Winter in, boats out
s we turn back the clocks for winter, in Ilfracombe many of the boats have been lifted out of the harbour on to the quay and harbour car parks to protect them from the ferocity of the stormy weather until next spring.
The stage is set for Me And My Girl
Anyone who is involved in theatre will know what goes into producing a show, so it’s quite exciting when
Me And My Girl coming to Ilfracombe
ow, a lot of people criticise the Landmark Theatre, calling it a blot on the landscape or looking like a nuclear power station,
The crispy crunch of a . . .
. . . home-grown apple is one of the delights of late summer and early autumn.
Ending another afternoon blackberrying . . .
. . . up Hillsborough as another beautiful sunset develops over Ilfracombe . . .
Why get out of bed?
It can be difficult some days, especially when it’s dark, cloudy, you feel tired and the news on the radio is depressing.
When the sun is going . . .
. . . the colours and shades are intricate but fleeting.
All the fun of the fair at Ilfracombe quay
The fair has come to town . . . to Ilfracombe quay . . .
Elephant hawk moth on my fuchsias again
Two years ago I found this fellow on one of our fuchsias . . .
A summer bonus
Summer, you ask?
Yes, today was beautiful, so after pruning fuchsias, we went for a walk up Hillsborough with the dogs and started blackberrying.
Beans doing a runner
It’s been a very wet and dull August here, which hasn’t helped our runner beans. We were late planting them out as we had to prepare our new vegetable plot.
Home-made fish cakes and chips with pickled onions
Not something that we eat every day, but a wonderful occasional treat, especially when you can buy fresh cod or other white white fish and local potatoes
Sun has got its hat on for Ilfracombe Carnival 2008
It was a wonderful, dry evening and people lined the streets without coats as we waited for the 2008 Ilfracombe Carnival procession to leave Hillsborough.
Ilfracombe Carnival – Thursday 21st August 2008
The town’s residents and holiday visitors will be turning out for Ilfracombe Carnival, in aid of St John’s Ambulance Brigade, on the evening of Thursday 21st August 2008.
