by jude bayton | Jul 14, 2026 | Age, Animals, Beauty, Family, Gardening, Gump, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing
It’s July 2026, and it’s been almost two years since I wrote a blog post. I doubt many people have missed my nonsense—we all get far too many emails as it is—but it still feels strange sitting down to write one again. That said, I want to tell you what’s...
by jude bayton | Feb 24, 2024 | Age, Animals, Family, Gardening, Gump, Health, People, Relationships, Uncategorized, Weather, Writing
I’ll be 65 this year. Wow. I can’t ignore it; my inbox and mailbox are already starting to fill up with companies trying to sell me insurance and Medicare supplements. And the way my body feels and looks, I can see why they are targeting me. Good grief, it’s really...
by jude bayton | Apr 23, 2023 | Age, Animals, British, Family, Gardening, Gump, Home Improvements, Relationships, Travel, Writing
copyright redbusphotos Seven months and I haven’t written a blog. SEVEN MONTHS!!!! I could supply you with a list of extremely valid reasons, but I can’t be arsed. I’m like that now I’m sixty-three and have turned into a harpy. Seriously. I...
by jude bayton | May 2, 2022 | Animals, British, Family, Gardening, Gump, Health, People, Relationships, Vacation, Writing
A Flower Greetings everyone and welcome to the end of spring – what…huh? Wasn’t I just complaining that it was already March? Seriously, this year is disappearing as quickly as my waistline did when I turned fifty. How are you all doing? I suspect many of you have...
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 | 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...
