by jude bayton | Jun 21, 2021 | Animals, Gump, People, Travel, Writing
I’ve skipped a couple of posts…it happens. Especially when you live with a Gump, a bitchy dog, and you’re trying to write books every possible waking hour of the day. Sorry! For some of you it has cut down your bathroom reading, so I apologise!...
by jude bayton | Mar 20, 2021 | Age, Animals, Gump, Relationships
It was pretty amazing experiencing what it’s like living in the Arctic Circle without leaving the state of Oklahoma…What a ride we had with our weather. And then, of course, a week later the trees are blooming and our sneezing has turned from colds to...
by jude bayton | Feb 18, 2021 | Animals, Gump, Relationships, Weather
Ice, ice, baby… Hello from Antarctica. Really? Whoever is controlling the blasted world thermostat is definitely having a laugh. Unbelievable weather. It’s put a stop to my exercise regimen. I find it impossible to jog in sub-zero temps. Right, like I EVER...
by jude bayton | Jan 18, 2021 | Age, Animals, Family, Gump, Holidays
copyright redbus photos Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that – Martin Luther King. Happy New Year everyone! Great to kick 2020’s arse out the door, and not so great to start 2021 with...
by jude bayton | Dec 18, 2020 | Animals, Employment, Family, Grandkids, Health, Holidays, Writing
I can’t believe we have almost made it to the end of this cataclysmic year. And what a year, right? One which will make the history books for so many reasons….none which I choose to discuss on this blog as it’s been bad enough just living through it....
by jude bayton | Nov 18, 2020 | Family, Gardening, Gump, Health, Holidays
One of our Japanese Maples – copyright redbusphotos llc How is everyone doing? Here at Debtwood, Gump, Scout the wonder dog and I are swell – Isn’t that a strange word, swell? I remember hearing it when I watched Lost in Space as a kid, and when young Will Smith...
by jude bayton | Oct 16, 2020 | Age, Animals, British, Family, Food, Gump, Health, Relationships, Writing
photo copyright redbus llc. I’m getting grumpy. I suppose it’s a natural occurrence as I grapple with my sixties, unwanted hair in the wrong places, and much wanted hair falling out of all the important places. Toss in a measure of Covid, the political...
by jude bayton | Sep 2, 2020 | Animals, British, Family, Food, Gump, Opinion, Relationships, Writing
How has more than a month gone by since I last posted a blog? My sense of time has completely evaporated, along with my penchant for a dust-free house. Who can blame me? The only people to dust for are Gump and Scout the wonder dog. Yeah, there’s motivation, right?...
by jude bayton | Jul 18, 2020 | Animals, Gump, Weather
this could be my hair…….. It’s bloody hot. My hair is frizzy, I remain trapped in a permanent state of hot flashes. The only antidote to my condition would be a nice dip in a swimming pool, and of course, I don’t have one (see the previous blog) ☹ Gump is...
by jude bayton | Jun 17, 2020 | Animals, Family, Gardening, Gump, Uncategorized
***Warning – I have learned how to insert GIF images in to my blog!!!! One of the hardest things about writing a blog is you need to have actually done something, ANYTHING, so you have a topic to write about. This becomes very difficult when you work from home,...
