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  • Post 339: Rest day while our valley hides away from the wind.

    Mr U
    Post 339: Rest day while our valley hides away from the wind. Giving yourself a break for a day, or more, is a very sensible thing to do, and the weather seems to agree. Yesterday, the sound of the pheasants all around the cottages was a sign that ...

  • Post 338: Driver to Navigator, are Yew there?

    Mr U
    Post 338: Driver to Navigator, are Yew there? A short way to the south of us is a collection of buildings halfway up the hill. One’s a church, and there’s a white-painted tower on the back of another unknown building. I’d like to s...

  • Post 337: Careful response to unnecessary regrets.

    Mr U
    Post 337: Careful response to unnecessary regrets. I woke at 7am, then at 8, 10 and 12 for the pills, but I didn’t know if I should get up or stay out of the way. I heard nothing from the other end of the cottage, so I guess I’ll be ok. ...

  • Post 336: From pastures to pheasant-strewn lanes and dinosaurs.

    Mr U
    Post 336: From pastures to pheasant-strewn lanes and dinosaurs. After waking early and struggling to go back to sleep, I waited impatiently for my Darling to wake. The first pills of the day wash away the nightmares and night pains that spoil my sl...

  • Post 335: The Dorset Holiday 2026.

    Mr U
    Post 335: The Dorset Holiday 2026. Day one: Friday. I’ve driven up into the quietest part of Dorset you could find, in a valley picturesque and very green. We were met by the hostess, who had come out of her kitchen to greet us, taken from m...
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