What a lovely trip down memory lane, Christine. Nice to hear about places you have lived. And lovely to see the photos.

That thatched cottage is gorgeous. It is really sad that many of the old trades are dying off.

Interesting about the Robins. The American Robins, tend as Dennett said, to hang in crowds, although as they get paired off later in the season, each pair claims a space, which they defend fiercely. In our garden, the come in around january, and visit our heated birdbath. They behave like a bunch of rude people in a bar. Jostling each other for access to the water.