Pincushion

Poor little bear...

...when some smart Alec takes your photograph when you're not expecting it and posts it to you?

Lordy, what a boat-race...

A face only a mother could love!

What would you choose?

It's beautiful outside this morning... the sun is shining and the sky is blue, with the odd bits of fluffy cloud... really lovely.

Not so brilliant indoors though... ...not for old Usky anyway.

For some reason best known to itself my mail server has decided it won't play this morning and I'm not able to send or receive mail. Normally this would be an inconvenience I'd just shrug off, but this morning I had a couple of important emails to write... typical!

Oh well, I suppose I'll just have to make the most of things and delay my communications until later in the day....

As regular readers of this blog will know I have the greatest respect for those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of their country.

I've no wish to glorify war, but I do believe we should remember those who died. I also believe we should remember all the time and not just on a single day in November. I was very glad to see people in the village of Lacock obviously felt the same way.

When so many of our memorials are defaced, it is so refreshing to find one that is cherished.

I thought the matching vases of seasonal flowers were a really lovely touch... well done Lacock!