Looking back over nine Aprils
I haven't blogged for a while and seem to be having something of a blogger's block. There seemed to be nothing new to say. So last week I sat down and just looked at older posts and tried not to think about writing one. One of the lovely things about having written a blog for a long time is the ability to go back and see what I have been doing. It's like reading old diaries. I have been looking at this time of year on my blog for the last nine Aprils and being reminded of so much that had gently slipped into the stream of time. Here is a photo from nine years ago looking up behind the house to the Victorian privy. We never use it, just in case you are wondering. It has two seats side by side. That must have been companionable. I remember when I was a child going to visit my grandmother's older sister who had one of these. I was afraid I would fall in and it was a great comfort to have the loving presence of Nan...