Several days of thinking ‘must update my blog’ usually pass before I get round to it. The plan is always to sit down in the evening with a clear head and a glass of wine and get inspired. This rarely happens. The glass of wine always happens, but not the clear head, or even the continue reading »
February on Planet Claudia has good and bad qualities. On the one hand it’s still cold enough to wear three layers plus mittens, along with the cloud of guilt permanently hovering at not having started any work on the boat yet, let alone tidying up the garden. On the plus side, this is the month for my two day singing continue reading »
In August 1485, so the story goes, Henry Tudor sailed over from exile in France and landed at Mill Bay in Pembrokeshire. Gathering support along the way, he then stomped eastwards, beat up Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth and crowned himself Henry VII. The rest, as they say, is history. Now, here’s the question – why continue reading »
Good things about being snowed in…… the village is muffled in silence and beautiful. The path through the woods looks like a scene from The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Strangers out for walks are chattier than usual. Can’t go very far so getting plenty of work done. Bad things about being snowed in…… trying continue reading »
I’m not very good at winters. From September onwards I wear so many layers of clothes that getting dressed in the morning takes ages, but I’m still permanently cold. Bracing walks after a day at the drawing board are out of the question because it’s gone dark by then – and is usually raining too. And continue reading »