We have all survived the excitement, the hassles and cheer with friends and family in the special ritualised way that the Xmas and new year season has acquired. At Possum Valley, I did not have any family present, but the very warm and convivial … [Continue reading]
Merry Xmas Everyone!
25/12/2015 by / 1 Comment
I hope you had a very merry Xmas, with family friends and plenty of good food. I certainly did being invited to Xmas lunch by dear guests. I gave a thought to those working like my eldest daughter who is a nurse, and her partner and toddler were away … [Continue reading]
“The Moving Finger
07/12/2015 by / 1 Comment
Writes, and having writ moves on. Nor all thy piety or thy wit, can un-write one single line of it. Nor all the tears in all the world" etc ..... Omar Khayyam was generally obsessed with women, red wine and the passage of time. I can relate to … [Continue reading]
Last Tango in Paris
29/11/2015 by / 2 Comments
Kyoto was a start, if a rather pathetic one, to address climate change as an international issue. Copenhagen was a dud as parochial interests tore apart any prospect of useful action. Now the heavyweights will gather in Paris to discuss the death … [Continue reading]
Stop the World! I Want to Get Off!
08/11/2015 by / 1 Comment
Well summer is definitely here after being somewhat delayed in October with cool rainy weather. The cicadas have their evening session of about half an hour of amazing noise, then abruptly turn off. I have been in places where they go all day and … [Continue reading]
Entertainment at PV
25/10/2015 by / Leave a Comment
I have the usual sort of entertainment at Possum Valley, TV, radio, internet, books and in my case 'The Times' cryptic crossword is an enduring addiction, but a more subtle source of entertainment is the environment. It changes the programme … [Continue reading]
End of an Era
25/09/2015 by / 1 Comment
It is springtime. In England, where I come from, it was traditional at the first sign of spring to throw the doors open, let the air and light in and give the house a thorough clean to rid the house of the house of accumulated dust and mold from the … [Continue reading]
Rubber Stamp
27/08/2015 by / Leave a Comment
The term 'rubber stamp' is often used in the media to signify an automatic pass. A 'no questions asked' authorisation by the powers that be. A pre-arranged deal with the hint of corruption or cronyism. Something of a done deal and of no … [Continue reading]