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  • Post 340: Four seasons in a day at the Forum.

    Mr U
    Post 340: Four seasons in a day at the Forum. I could have cried as I walked around the car after getting back from Blandford Forum today. Scratches all the way across the car doors on the near side from another few close calls with Dorset hedgerows...

  • 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...
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