Eric's Online Diary

I’ve just had an old person’s run-in with technology. Margaret and I were in Cambridge to look after Julia, Aureliano and Florencia while Lu...

Alice has very imaginative play. She can create a world in her imagination and interact with it. I’ve not known any of my other grandchildre...

Red Kite in the conifer Margaret has been feeding red kites from the garden. We’ve seen red kites become more and more common in the past ...

Some sad, but not unexpected, news this week. My Aunt Pam, the youngest of my dad’s sisters has died, aged 91. Aunt Pam was certainly my fa...

 We have been spending lots of time with our grandchildren this week. It can be very hard work, but is joyful. Every Monday, we look after...

The north ridge of Tryfan I am 70. I reached my 70 th birthday on July 18, 2023, so I am a little late with this blog. Being 70 is weird. I...

I realised that the last entry I wrote in my diary was about two years ago (January 2022) and was entitled “I have Covid”. I’d just like to ...