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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jan 15, 2020 | Age, Family, Holidays, Relationships, Weather
Crikey, we’re halfway through January already which is frankly really weird. The weather is awfully odd too. Every day seems to bring its own season. I’m confused, my clothes are confused and the plants outside think they are in South America. But how is...
by jude bayton | Mar 3, 2017 | Family, Travel, Weather
When I was a kid, I was an army brat and I flew all over the world – Several of those times, my sister Denise and I would fly unaccompanied, she was 12 and I was 8. We would be put into the care of flight attendants as we flew from Africa to the U.K., via exotic...