About TanGental
My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published several books: a four book series following Harry Spittle as he grows from hapless student to hapless partner in a London law firm; four others in different genres; a book of poetry; four anthologies of short fiction; and a memoir of my mother. I have several more in the pipeline.
I have been blogging regularly since 2014, on topic as diverse as: poetry based on famous poems; memories from my life; my garden; my dog; a whole variety of short fiction; my attempts at baking and food; travel and the consequent disasters; theatre, film and book reviews; and the occasional thought piece. Mostly it is whatever takes my fancy.
I avoid politics, mostly, and religion, always. I don't mean to upset anyone but if I do, well, sorry and I suggest you go elsewhere.
These are my thoughts and no one else is to blame. If you want to nab anything I post, please acknowledge where it came from.
TanGental 
The estate looks lovely, the guest cat is magnificent in her face mask😎.Dog as ever looks happy … Why has Vicky been banished? What hienous crime has she committed.
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Just like Vicky’s future.. so much to look forward to!
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Yes. Colour has been slow this year. It won’t be long now
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So beautiful! The Dog seems to enjoy it 😉
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Always happy outside. Bit like me really
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As usual, your garden tour lowers my BP. Everything is so perfect, including the animals! Do you also grow herbs and veggies?
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Veggies in the frames with wire on top (stops said foxes digging around). Herbs in various spots: thyme, rosemary, mint, chives, fennel, tarragon.
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I felt sure you would! What do the foxes munch on? Or do they just play?
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They eat pretty much everything. The cubs though only lay
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Beautiful garden, Geoff. Just one question. What is the purpose of the metal grid over one of the flower beds?
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Stops the foxes from digging around. Ditto local cats. Without that I’d have to napalm them.
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Yeah the smell of a napalmed cat in the morning is not the smell of victory
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Nit as nice as bacon
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No indeed.
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I am sure Vicky will be very happy in her new home. Will Dog miss her, I wonder?
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Nope. Not in the slightest. He’d vote for the cat to go too…
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I imagine!
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Beautifully green after the winter!
Look forward to hearing news of Vicky from afar.
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Will do when we get updates
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Things are certainly blooming slow this year.
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So very true.
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Awh, bye bye Vicky 😢
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We’ll get updates and the chance to visit.
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For how long was she with you? Maybe you mentioned it but I forgot.
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23 years
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Awh, that’s a long time. I have Hercules for 39 years.
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Longer than married life!!
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True! Also in our case. I was 14 when we found him.
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A roaming rock. I bet that was cool
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Yes, exactly! He was roaming around on the street in front of our house. He was still a baby of 4 years.
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Dog is so regal – the Lord of his Manor for sure.
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He’s a little less regal than the cat tenant
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A delightful mix of flowers and great mowing.
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I can’t own to the lawn. The Lad does the stripes while I do the edges and beds
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The cat in the jungle seems very much at home. The garden is looking fabulous.
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She’s become very at ease, not to say regal in her approach to her empire
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The perspective in the pic of Dog walking along the path with your house on his right is a bit skewed. It looks like something Alice might have seen on her sojourns down the rabbit hole. 😀
Good luck to young Vicky in her new abode. 🙂
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There is a looking glass quality to Dog’s life… and he’d be the first down a rabbit hole
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Heh, he looks exactly that sort of Dog. 😀
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What a difference sufficient rainfall has made. Lovely green everywhere.
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Yep definitely perkier!!
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Your garden looks wonderful and lush. We are supposed to be in our dry seasons but it’s rained non-stop for a week.
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We live in curious times…
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