Mabel prefers the gate

The whorls of the Romanesco are sublime

The warmth from their bodies soon melted the water.

When I asked Jeremy to dig me up a carrot to put in the vegetable stew I wasn’t expecting this monster

After putting said chopped carrot and other veg in the slow cooker, granddaughter and I drove to London and she came in to see her great grandma

In the car we listened to a selection of old “children’s favourites” including The Laughing Policeman, How Much is That Doggy in The Window and The Runaway Train. It was wonderful and the journey passed by in a flash along with many childhood memories.

Built around the Great River Ouse, the town of St Neots is a perfect sized town. The library is well stocked and has an excellent children’s section.

There are good playgrounds by the river and a year round cafe where there is ice cream even in winter.

And when we finished shopping for groceries we went along the jetty and fed bread to the seagulls, ducks and swans.