It's fine and sunny, but only 8c. It will get warmer in the week, but rain is forecast for Monday until Thursday. Fortunately, nothing in the...
We're now well into the, "Danica McKeller Season." Lots of "Christmassy" films in which she stars, will be shown (again) on digital channels,...
Last night I watched a bit of a series on "U" titled "Art Detectives." It's a bit of fluff much in the same way is, "Death in Paradise." But...
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Too wet for gardening, but still no frost, unusual for this time of the year, so the acers are going progressively more red. [img] [img]
Contents of my e-mail to Specsavers this morning. On 20th October an arranged visit for my wife, who is housebound, was made to have her eyes...
Finally sorted out the "rogue" Tesco £24 debit on my Barclaycard. I could see from just the entry it was an on-line payment. I've never bought...
One of the biggest increases in prices, of which I'm aware, is the cost to join Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London. It's £425 a year, plus...
Too wet for any more leaf clearance. We'll be into November by the week-end, but the temperatures aren't forecasted to go below 10c for at least a...
I think the hedgehogs may have hibernated. We did have at least two visiting the feeder at different times in the last few weeks. Then for a...
So you will remember when you could put a, "Tuppenny-happeny" stamp on a letter and it would arrive the very next day anywhere in the UK. It's now...
I was seventeen in 1958. when I bought my 1937 Austin 7 Ruby, convertible. I clearly remember, petrol was 4/- (20p) a gallon and beer 2/- (10p) a...
I played golf this morning and after lunch, I went to the local hospital for an MRI scan. A couple of months ago, I had a urinary infection which...
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It's cold and a bit windy. The garden is quite damp. My "stand" of bamboo along the back fence is looking good, but presents a problem at this...
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Since I started putting different plants in plastic pots in a big Apta green glazed pot by the front door, the even bigger terracotta pot in which...
Had a check through my credit card statements on-line. Although I keep a spreadsheet, that mirrors my account, I check on-line each week for...
Tried watching "Trigger Point" on ITV X. It's "same as same as." Main character, predictably, has a lot of personal baggage and there's too many...
Today, the engineer came from the stairlift company to service ours. No faults were found during a comprehensive test of the works and all the...
