Category Archives: Humour

2016 – rebooted

Posted on January 20, 2016 by rhbblog

Well, that took me by surprise. It’s almost the end of January and I’ve not even wished you well for the New(ish) Year…. It’s been rather a downbeat start. We cancelled a visit to friends for New Year’s Eve as … Continue reading →

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In which Old Ted goes to hospital…

Posted on August 9, 2015 by rhbblog

I have a couple of ageing teddy bears that have been with me all my life – indeed, Old Ted was my mum’s or her sister’s, I think. They have accompanied me to Africa and back several times as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy, Humour, Locality, Photography | Tagged art, childhood, church, festival, flowers, humour, locality, nostalgia | Leave a comment

Bite the Bullet

Posted on October 26, 2013 by rhbblog

Time to bite the bullet again (at least that would be calorie-free). The fridge has been detoxed and is full of butternut squash soup and other duly worthy stuff. Here we go, Orville and I… (Orville above is in fact … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Nature | Tagged animals, conservation, diet, Durrell, food, nature | Leave a comment

Every home should have one…

Posted on June 18, 2013 by rhbblog

I don’t know what worries me more; the choice of new ‘lodger’ that daughter and partner have installed in their hallway, the fact that we (sadly) could actually quite fancy one ourselves, or the fact that I didn’t even notice it … Continue reading →