Polly and Mum and I are installed in Mellowstone holiday cottage in Broadway. It’s a lovely place and the cottage is great, no expense spared. Polly and I went to the tourist information desk yesterday and asked the woman there where would be good to go for a walk the next day. “Everywhere” she said… Read More »
Apparently this time of year the farmers burn their land ready for the new season. Word has it that between here and Shanghai crops are burning. Today the air was thick with dust. In fact it was so thick that you could barely see the next building. I took this photo from the examination centre… Read More »
Since I have had such a lot of positive comments about my photos I decided that I would try to make some posters and see if there was any interest in buying them. I created 5 composite posters and printed a handful of each. I took them to the girls at the book club and… Read More »
The GAOKAO is here. These three days in June torture 9 million High School students across China. The Gaokao tests the students in all areas of the curriculum. During these three days the whole country slows, building work ceases, air traffic is diverted and traffic quietens down. Well, that’s the idea but the signs outside… Read More »
People don’t like their dogs feet to touch the ground as it’s dirty so they carry them around instead of taking them for a walk. I said to her “Your dog likes walking” so she put him on the pavement and then placed her empty bag on the pavement too. The dog quickly leapt into… Read More »