by jude bayton | Jul 19, 2021 | Animals, British, Food, Gardening, Gump, People, Travel, Vacation, Weather, Writing
It’s been an odd month. Actually, it feels more like an odd week as time seems to have changed, and speeds by as quickly as chocolate leaves the fridge and enters my mouth. Gump’s silly tomatoes have grown like Jack’s proverbial beanstalk. He’s had quite a few to...
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...
