Magnon's Meanderings

I thought I'd end the tower's first year of existence by showing you how well all the plants have fared. Basically there are just 3...

Here in darkest, rural, France profonde, we regularly receive these small hardware catalogues that arrive with the post. Inside is everyth...

If you should venture reasonably close to chez Cro, you may think that there are bizarre ritualistic offerings afoot. In fact it's jus...

I'd be pretty chuffed if our climate allowed the culture of bananas, or mangoes, or even oranges, so you can imagine how happy I am tha...

Both Monty and Freddie prefer to drink directly from the tap (Faucet, US. Force it; geddit?). Monty outside (thank goodness), and Freddi...

Lady Magnon is not one to bang her own drum, so I shall do it for her. Imagine driving up a long hill from the North Shropshire plains, w...

For all of us who have them, our own grandchildren are the brightest, best looking, future conquerors of the world. Rarely can they do wron...