Nelly's Garden

  Wow! New Year’s Eve already. Where did this last week go? New tradition. I opened my presents on Christmas Eve as I knew I was going ...

I'll start with the night before the day before Christmas Eve when we had a visit from the smartest man I know. It is always good to see...

The big shop begins with a list, a list carefully curated to the last ounce of caster sugar. But first I have the last Christmas present to ...

When does Christmas begin?  Some would say when the deckos and tree go up. In that case, there will be no Christmas at Nellybert's for t...

  Posted on 16th November, 2015 Holly is not a happy cat...   but Bonnie is pleased with her new kitten. Sharing the scoff On Friday I was w...

  Fred died today after a short illness. He was just over fifteen years old. After we said goodbye to Fred, Bert said, It's been a tough...

  Wellington Street back in the day when Bert knew what was what and where things were. So yesterday we went to see the EAMS Christmas Con...

Since I started wearing my I Can't Believe It's Not A Fitbit I've been obsessed with my sleeping patterns. My average sleeping t...

Our washing machine packed up and no-one could remember how long we'd had it. Hannah said it was at least six years but I thought it mig...

Very many years ago I went to see the Pogues some place in Belfast. Whitla Hall? Hard to remember. What I do remember is that I found my 30-...

  Today was a lovely day. I had a trip out with my first-born daughter. She drove, such a treat! First we went for a walk on the beach at Po...

This picture of Jess was taken the first day she went to live with my parents. She looks a bit unsure of herself. I were looking through a b...

  Oh How I Wish That Skippy Was Here The hole what I fell in I’ve never got into the habit of carrying a phone with me. After yesterday I th...

  Number 19, Eldon Road, where the art critic Brian Sewell and his dog Susie lived in 1972. Susie was the first to sense that they were not ...

I don't exactly remember what I was doing the night Diana died but I think there might have been some sort of a party for the next day h...

  This morning I finished reading Union Street by Pat Barker . It doesn't happen often but as I read the last paragraph I immediately wa...

Our recently-wed niece Naoise sent us all a link to the official photographs taken at the wedding and I immediately spent 40 minutes or so p...

  Having young animals in the house is wonderful fun but it also makes for a lot of work and expense as their idea of having a good time is ...

 My last full day in London and it’s another rainy one. Nevertheless, London Sister and I head out for a trip to Green Lanes. Our primary de...

    London Sister kindly met me at King's Cross which was a good thing as it is a big and busy station. On the way to our prearranged me...