Just Like Buses

| 19th July 2021

I am old enough to remember, in some detail, England’s success in the 1966 World Cup final. I’ve been waiting 55 years, along with a large proportion of the population, hoping that they might repeat the success, always to have my dreams dashed. I was hopeful that at last, this year, the wait might be […]

Social Distancing

| 7th July 2021

Well it looks like ‘social distancing’ and wearing face masks is coming to an end, or so Boris tells us, though we are advised to exercise caution.

Here I Go Again

| 21st June 2021

Just 2 years on from when I tackled my first fireplace I started my second.

Don’t Order Things on April 1st

| 2nd June 2021

Modern technology is in most cases a wonderful thing. I don’t pretend to understand a lot of it, but occasionally I have a little breakthrough. Like the other day when I stumbled upon how to play YouTube on my ‘smart’ TV, (which up to that point had resisted doing anything ‘smart’) by controlling it from […]

They’re Supposed To Be Sheep!

| 2nd May 2021

So this weekend I decided to have another go at baking! Nothing too complicated, based on the chocolate buns I made last time.

Goddess

| 19th April 2021

I think it would be fair to say that my name and the word ‘Goddess’ have rarely, if indeed ever, appeared in the same sentence. Though strangely I was called a ‘Goddess’ by the children last week as I pushed them on a roundabout in the local park?!?!

Random Things

| 10th April 2021

So it’s Saturday, April 10th and it’s snowing, just over a week ago I was sat in the garden sunbathing, it’s very confusing. My decorating mo-jo has deserted me for the moment, so I’ve decided to head into the archives to find something to write about.

Happy Easter

| 3rd April 2021

Happiness is – – – – – – –

Don’t Give Up The Day Job

| 29th March 2021

Another result of lockdown is our use of the Internet to spread laughs and lift spirits. I know it spreads all kinds of other things too, but I’m preferring to concentrate on the positives, in particular, what I believe are referred to as ‘memes’.

Knobs

| 1st March 2021

A few weeks ago I sent my sister an email with the title ‘Knobs’. It contained a photo and one simple question, ‘Does Size Matter?’ Now before the more faint-hearted among you reach for the phone to report me to the ‘impropriety police’, let me explain.