https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/ 楽天ブログ - Jeremy and Junko in Stratford ja PorcupinePete Copyright (c) PorcupinePete,Inc All rights reserved. 2014-12-04T06:05:29+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201412040000/ Well I think we have almost seen the last of the leaves on the wisteria bush for the winter. It was quite a breezy day yesterday and most of them fell. It’s a pity, but let’s look forward to the ... PorcupinePete 2014-12-04T06:05:29+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201412030000/ Junko bought some marmalade bread the other day, and put it in the freezer. I must admit that I was sceptical about the deal at the time. However, Junko surprised me by toasting a few slices for ... PorcupinePete 2014-12-03T05:47:20+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201412020000/ So we move ever closer to Christmas. The festive lights have been switched on in Stratford, and I must say they look nice. What am I going to get Junko as a Christmas present?And back to the dual... PorcupinePete 2014-12-02T06:04:37+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201412010000/ We dug some leeks the other day. Not bad. Junko is going to make leek and potato soup. That should be well worth waiting for.And further on the subject of monitors. I bought an extra cable and ... PorcupinePete 2014-12-01T05:55:27+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411300000/ On our morning walk the other day we saw the river mist rising into a lovely clear sky. You can see that the river is slightly in spate due to the recent rain.A useful feature of the monitor I hav... PorcupinePete 2014-11-30T06:15:30+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411290000/ We went to Bidford today to visit Atsuko and Andy on their boat. A very nice cup of tea was had by all, and plenty of laughs. A nice morning.Coming home rather late for lunch Junko and I had stea... PorcupinePete 2014-11-29T06:35:09+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411280000/ So here is the inside of the door. Quite smart but I wish I had lined the screws up better. I wasn’t thinking at the time. Also on display is the jumble that has already backfilled the available... PorcupinePete 2014-11-28T06:28:45+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411270000/ So, here it is. The door to the shed extension. As you can see, it’s less than half a door really. Unfortunately I can’t make this door a full length one as this would mean that I couldn’t get t... PorcupinePete 2014-11-27T05:34:19+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411260000/ I was passing the local DIY store yesterday and a thought just sprung into my mind: “I wonder how much those hinges I used yesterday would be new?” So I went in and was astonished to see that an i... PorcupinePete 2014-11-26T07:05:14+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411250000/ That’s the time when I am writing this diary entry. I won’t publish it exactly now, but that’s the time of writing. We went to see one of mother’s old friends today, for a cup of tea and a chat. ... PorcupinePete 2014-11-25T05:56:04+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411240000/ That’s where I’d like to be! I’ve had enough of these cold and grey November days.But at least we managed to get down to the bookstall yesterday morning. We had planned to go to one this morning ... PorcupinePete 2014-11-24T06:13:01+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411230000/ Actually that should read, I Feel Full, because that is how I felt after yesterday’s birthday lunch. Indian. Really great naan bread, lovely dosa and samba, plus three or four other Indian dishes... PorcupinePete 2014-11-23T06:02:20+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411220000/ So it’s my birthday today. No breakfast because we are going out for a large lunch. I hope you have noticed that the diary titles for the past ten days or so have been names of songs.I am not at ... PorcupinePete 2014-11-22T05:55:39+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411210000/ Junko has bought some herb tea. I thought it was called Dr Robert’s tea, but it is actually Dr Stuart’s Herbal Essence. I don’t know what it tastes like, but it smells interesting.I was pleased w... PorcupinePete 2014-11-21T08:19:27+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411200000/ Well it’s not Lynn Anderson’s ‘Rose Garden’ but it is our garden as of this morning. From the back door. It’s quite surprising how many leaves and how much greenery there still is, considering we... PorcupinePete 2014-11-20T05:47:01+09:00 https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/jjinstratford/diary/201411190000/ These are my tin snips. A wonderful tool. I can’t exactly remember where they came from but you can be assured that I didn’t buy them new and they would have cost me either fifty pence or a pound... PorcupinePete 2014-11-19T05:56:34+09:00