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....