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Dear friends, Looking out of a window this week, contemplating how to get rid of the neighbours’ out-of-proportion Leylandii, I suddenly noticed a movement in the top. It turned out to be a resting buzzard. I took several photos and…

Dear friends, It’s February and I have filed my TAX return (just in time as usual), the days are noticeably longer and soon the frogs will return to our pond. The daffodil buds are about to burst but there is…

Dear friends, The sermon of the Bishop of the episcopal church in Washington last Monday, where she implored the about to be sworn in US president to be kind and considerate has gone viral on social media. She has already…

Dear friends, A belated happy new year to you all! The picture today is of a statue in Fauske, Norway that marks the arctic circle. Dik and I spend a very happy week in Norway, playing in the snow and…

Dear Friends, How are you all holding up in the cold weather? I hope you are all well and warm. Dineke and I managed to pick just this week for a holiday. However, it isn’t warm here either. I’m writing…

Dear friends, Last Friday I spent a glorious couple of hours on the coast. The sea air and sunshine were very welcome after the dull weather in December. It is quite wonderful how a different environment can conjure up a…

Dear friends, Last week we had a small fire to dry the chimney before sweeping it. We hardly ever light a fire these days because we are all too aware that as a means of heating it’s very inefficient: 80%…

Dear friends, Today is the shortest day of the year and a star shining in the darkness seemed a good way to mark the hope of Advent. On this last Sunday before Christmas I would like to take the opportunity…

Dear friends, It’s the third Sunday of Advent already. I decided to give you a picture of one of the rooms in the hotel/museum we stayed in when we were in Paris last month. The building is Banksy themed and…

Dear friends, This year is the first I have used an Advent calendar (see picture). It has come as a bit of a surprise to me how it focusses the mind on the anticipation of the real Christmas. It serves…