Category Archives: Current Affairs

Got A Great Idea? Write It Down, Lest You Forget!

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

How many times have you had a random thought or heard or observed something during the course of a normal day which gives you a great idea for your next writing project, but unless you write it down there and … Continue reading →

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Happiness is A Full Water-Butt and A Garden Full of Butterflies and Bees!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Today, I have been getting on really well with all my various writing projects faffing and not getting much of anything done, although I did go into town today and, after living here for 5 years, I have, at long … Continue reading →

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A Newborn Prince and “If Only”

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Hurrah! We have a newborn Prince in the land, Prince George of Cambridge! What a beautiful bundle of joy he looks, at least from what we have seen of him so far! A healthy, sturdy, darling baby boy, safely delivered … Continue reading →

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Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly Away Home…

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Well, it had to come to an end sometime. After more than two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine and soaring temperatures here in the UK, with yesterday being the hottest, and stickiest day yet, the heat wave has broken.  We are … Continue reading →

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Summer, Spamgate & What Not To Do For A Tick Bite

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

What on earth does summer, ‘Spamgate’ and a very nasty tick bite have to do with each other?  It’s just the way my mind works, either that or the sun is getting to me,  but with all this talk about … Continue reading →

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Of Mad Dogs & Englishmen & A Very British Heatwave

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

So the heat continues to rise here in the UK, and it is hot!  On Saturday the thermometer  in our garden read just over 38 degrees centigrade (100 degrees farenheit) in the sun!  Now that is hot! Of course, being … Continue reading →

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It’s Too Hot Even For My Cats…& That’s Hot!

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

You know it’s too hot here when even my two cats can’t take the heat! Normally Maisy, my 11-year-old grey & white tabby (she of the barometer ears which go blue when it is cold and red when it is … Continue reading →

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My Kind of Crazy – A Bad Moon Rising But I Love You Rafa!

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

I blame it on the moon.  This ‘Supermoon’ which has recently graced us with its presence.  According to the BBC website, this so-called ‘Supermoon’ ‘occurs when the Moon reaches its closest point to earth, and is known as a perigree … Continue reading →

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No More Puppy & Kitten Farming

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Pets, animals, birds of all kinds, you name it.  I write about them often as you well know, as a subject very dear and close to my heart.  Therefore, if you would just allow me a brief moment to share … Continue reading →

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