The other day, Mo and I were having a good old moan at the change in the weather.  It got down to zero degrees the other night!  I ask you, what’s with this sudden cold weather in May? It’s almost the holiday season.
“So much for Clible Warmit!” Mo said, before collapsing in a heap of [...]

Remember our invasion of the shrooms?
They came back a couple of months ago but the weather was too hot and they shrivelled up within a day.  I was a bit disappointed because they look quite nice in the garden.  Well they’re back again!  You can’t keep a good shroom down!

Though you can’t see in the [...]

This is what they look like on the third day. Definite mushrooms today, and slightly lighter in colour now.

Having searched and searched on Google, I think I’ve solved the mystery.  I found this photo with these details:
Hypholoma fasciculare Sulphur Tuft

Orange-brown with sulphur-yellow.
May – on stumps of deciduous trees.
I know it’s October but the weather [...]

It was March 15th 1969 – My big day.  Everything had gone according to plan. The house was a buzz of busyness and excitement.  One sister did my nails, another my makeup, and my dress hung on the wardrobe door in readiness.  Today I would find out if my dressmaking skills were good enough.  Would [...]