The Gorse Fox

I had set my alarm. I had a wake-up call for the first time in ages.  We had a delivery due today, and it was scheduled between 07:00 and 09...

We had a quiet start to the day. There was no pressing need to get going, so we had a quiet breakfast. While Di went to get ready for the da...

 I was wide awake by 5:00, and managed to stay fairly still until 6:00 when I got up. I drank my coffee and read the papers, then as the tim...

With the clocks leaping forward one hour overnight, I forced myself to stay in bed until 07:30. Even Jasper seemed to have coped with the ch...

 I was awake early and downstairs preparing coffee by 6:15. There was no particular need to get up; I was just wide awake and getting fidget...

 The forecast had suggested a dry, but windy day. Pah! So much for the forecast. It was miserably grey when I got up, though it was dry. We ...

 What a contrast we had in the weather. After the rain, hail, and blustery winds of yesterday, we woke to a bright sunny morning which soon ...

 After a night of heavy rain and strong winds, I was surprised to open up this morning and find the roads dry. There was cloud cover, but it...

 I was up at my usual time. It was decidedly grey this morning, and though the temperature was higher, the wind had changed direction, and i...

It was another glorious start to the day, but the forecast suggests that this is coming to an end over the next few days. I was up at 6:30, ...

 It was another beautiful day. The overnight air frost had left a fractal landscape to decorate the Orangery roof, but it was soon dissipati...

 The advantage of Ellie being eight, going on nine, is that her birthday party is a daytime affair. We were up at the usual time, but by nin...

 I was up at 6:30 and was greeted by another stunning morning. The sun was shining, and no cloud dared sully the firmament. It was about 6 °...

 I was up soon after 6:30. Coffee was taken, and the news was consumed. The day looked bright and clear. What more could you want? Diane pot...