Diet tweaks
I've noticed that my digestion isn't what it used to be. I once prided myself on being able to eat almost anything - or indeed, drink almost anything - but that isn't true nowadays. My gut will protest...
View ArticleFurther thoughts on my digestion
You know, I ought not to be having any problems at all. November 2016 (when I joined Slimming World) marked the start of a gradual decline in my alcohol consumption, which is now rather modest. I count...
View ArticleFiona finally goes in for her beauty treatment
So, the deed is done. Fiona has finally gone into the bodyshop to have her mangled front panel replaced, plus one headlamp, and (while they are at it) new number plates, to get rid of that blue part...
View ArticleA trip to London 1 - Victoria, Buckingham Palace
I did take the train to London yesterday, and enjoyed myself. I'm glad I went, although overnight I was in two minds. True, the Covid risk had become acceptable, so long as I avoided crowds and...
View ArticleFive months of satisfaction
It's now five months since I bought my latest camera, Lili - a German-made Leica X-U fitted with a very fine lens; but also ruggedised and waterproof. This is a camera that can get me a great picture...
View ArticleHands dirty in the gutter
About a week ago it rained heavily, and I saw that water was overflowing from the roof gutter that runs along the front of my house. Quite a noisy cascade. Hmm! Time to clear that gutter again.To be...
View ArticleHolding the cap in place
This about one of those irritating problems that plague most serious photographers: lens caps that fall off at a mere touch. Generally it's the cap that protects the front of the lens, and it's an...
View ArticleWas it just anxiety?
Touching on the tummy problems I experienced in the closing weeks of 2021, and on into early 2022, and indeed at other times in the past, I am glad to report that these have now receded. If you were...
View ArticleWhy not a gathering of the clan?
Although I think it looks and sounds very English - perhaps quintessentially so, a name redolent of the English countryside - my surname Melford is in fact quite rare. I've looked in vain for the name...
View ArticleA trip to London 2 - Nelson nearly takes a header
I'd just left Buckingham Palace. The next item was a stroll through nearby St James's Park. I rate London parks highly. They are always attractive. St James's Park especially so, because of its central...
View ArticleAshdown Forest
I've seen most parts of England, Wales and Scotland by now, and still think that as an all-round likeable place Sussex is hard to beat. It's got plenty of towns large and small, some of them very...
View ArticleShooting stars
The night sky can be a glorious sight on a clear night. If you have ever seen it in a part of the country unaffected by local street lights or the light pollution from a nearby city, a sky full of...
View ArticleFresh nose, fresh eye, fresh plates
And how did it turn out with Fiona? The repair work didn't quite go to plan. A few posts ago I mentioned that Fiona had finally gone to the body shop to be fixed. But in fact two days later I had her...
View ArticleA trip to London 3 - busts and mummies
The next part of my London adventure took me from Trafalgar Square - where I nearly lost a leg - to the British Museum. With Covid-19 in mind, I was resolutely keeping to open spaces, and staying out...
View ArticleSpot the ball
Do you remember those 'spot the ball' competitions of a few decades ago? They were the forerunners of more contemporary search puzzles such as Where's Wally? And I've found, on my shelves, one of those...
View ArticleA trip to London 4 - ruthless kings, a queen with talons, and centaurs who...
I'm still at the British Museum, making a careful tour of the ancient-world exhibits. I'm really impressed by the sophistication of people living in the middle east four or five thousand years ago....
View ArticleIn the Lotus position
Sue (one of my local friends) and her husband recently bought a Lotus sports car to add to their fun-car stable - it follows their purchase of that 1970s toy racer, the Fiat X1-9, Anyway, after our...
View ArticleSocial outcast? Or just a very sensible person?
Dear me, I am so tired of constant references to 'social media', and being asked to give a 'like' to, or 'follow', some person or company that I fleetingly engage with. It's a plague. Why should I...
View ArticleAn even better way
A few posts back I was discussing how to fix Lili's lens cap on more securely, but without making it difficult to take a spontaneous photo, and without making physical alterations to the cap or any...
View ArticleI've had enough. Goodbye, Amazon.
I last foamed at the mouth about Amazon not long ago, with their announcement that they were no longer going to accept payment from Visa credit card holders, myself being one. See my post Amazon are...
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