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 | 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...