Blue Witch

Mr BW writes: Regular readers will have already seen Part 1 of my exciting saga and will be excitedly waiting...

Mr BW writes... After our refurbished telephone box was installed early last year the hunt was on for a suitable...

Because he does much more interesting things than me these days. And he has more active hours in his day...

... best not live in a glass house: Definitely autumnal here now. And definitely some weird things happening - crocosmia...

We had a lovely day out at the local Country Show, sadly minus sheep (usually half of the show) which...

Today has been a glorious late summer day, full of beautiful sunlight, warm but not overly hot temperatures, and harvesting...

If your energy distribution company set up a new service with a ridiculous name to support those customers (like us)...

Make cucumber and gin sorbet. 100g of sugar is more than enough and no need to use the liquid glucose...

Monday 10th August, soon after midnight - Clear skies: Milky Way, 3 satellites, no Perseid meteors. Tuesday 11th August, 2am...

The other evening we were in bed watching TV. I can't recall what we were watching, as there are so...

We have spent most of the week electrifying our boundaries against unwanted intruders in varying colours and coats. It's hard...

Very autumnal here this morning - light and dew and temperature - for the first time. Enough rain has fallen...

No £40. The bloke to fit the new electricity meter turned up within the quoted 2 hour window - although...

Ah, rain. We’ve had rain on and off all night, and it continues now. Long may it last. It won't,...

How long should an electricity smart meter last? More than just over 4 years I'd think. Our meter, installed in...

This sunflower is taller than me and is right outside the kitchen window. I fear it is a cross-continent...

This year's word of the year seems likely to be 'hydrate'....

Manchester is not The North....

Last autumn Mr BW replaced the old fence that forms the top edge of our property. He scattered some surplus...

To punish me for gloating about cooler temperatures in the North, at ten to eight this morning our power went...

Our 'in the shade' thermometer tells us that the temperature has been: Tuesday: 31.8°C Wednesday: 31.9°C Thursday: 32.1°C The in-the-sun...

Despite all banks repeatedly telling us as customers about being wary of unexpected calls, and not giving out personal information,...

Happy Solstice. Happy Midsummer. Happy Longest Day....

Six years ago today we were on the A1, travelling north, towing Bri@n, who contained a few basic things to...

Today Radio 4 and the government finally caught up with me on oil prices. The owner of our nearest petrol...