I really don't need much more music
I am not musically gifted - I wish I were! - and my musical taste is apparently questionable. Or at least many people have told me that I have no discernment. I shrug such comments off. Musical taste...
View ArticlePerhaps tragedy looms
Hmm. Another revelation from Prince Harry. Am I shocked and surprised? No. Do I care? I'm afraid not, and I won't be buying his new book, Spare. But I do see the signs of coming tragedy.The everyday...
View ArticleOnce Were Celebrities
The title of this post is a take on the 1994 New Zealand film Once Were Warriors, a difficult and downbeat film to watch. I saw it some years ago, and found it depressing and disturbing. In fact I...
View ArticleRevisited
Just now I'm engaged in my annual winter pastime - scanning old photos, digitising them for easy access on my laptop and phone, and of course easy sharing. My nephew and niece have waited a long time...
View ArticleOVO wants more money each month - but I get a useful refund as well
I suppose that OVO must be one of the better energy companies, but even so they are proving difficult to get on with. They have just conducted a direct debit review, and have emailed me to say that in...
View ArticleFuture-proofing my current phone
Several people I know, who have Android phones, are thinking about a phone upgrade this spring. The Samsung Galaxy S23 range is due out soon, and the model to have is probably the Ultra. It'll have the...
View ArticleBack to bare metal
This is my caravan, a '2007' two-berth Elddis Avanté 362, as it was on 9th November 2006 at the Sussex Caravan Centre in Ashington, about to be bought by M--- and myself:As you can see, it then cost a...
View ArticlePlastic strips and lighthouses
Normally this is a time of year when I get a lot of blogging done, but a flurry of car- and caravan-related stuff, social events, appointments, and photographic work have all combined to edge out any...
View ArticleDolls
I was never into dolls when very young. Teddy bears, yes. My Auntie Lizzie gave me a teddy bear for my first birthday. I called him Teddy Tinkoes. Apparently at first sight I gurgled with delight and...
View ArticleGetting a grip
The Leica X Vario camera I bought in May last year has been a runaway success. Eight and a half months later, and with 17,500-odd shots taken, LXV is proving itself to be an excellent companion on my...
View ArticleOnly on the level
Today is the first anniversary of my injuring my right knee, getting up from the pilates mat. I'd put all my weight on it and something went 'pop', and although there was no immediate pain or...
View ArticleToday would have been my fortieth Wedding Anniversary
Forty years ago, on 14th February 1983, I had just got married; and this would be the first night of my honeymoon. It was my own romantic notion to get married on St Valentine's Day. At the time it...
View ArticleNo more
When it comes to speeding offences, I am clearly not very lucky. I have been caught again. This time, no Speed Awareness Course can be offered - it's too soon after the last one. No: it's a £100 fine...
View ArticleNot a friend, but not a villain either
I am forced to admit that the cost-predictions of my energy company, OVO Energy, are not after all outrageous. I thought they were, and that their constant nagging to increase my monthly direct debit...
View ArticleFair exchange: a pearl for a snake
Not long ago I was given a new pearl ring by my friend Jo. It was a gift, but also in exchange for a bangle I'd finally given her, which she had yearned for ever since I originally bought it for myself...
View ArticleJob done
What began as a Covid lockdown project at the start of 2020 has now come to an end. Well, nearly: I've done all I intended, but I've found more to do, which will take a little while longer to deal...
View ArticleNo TV in her home, shockingly deprived!
I have just done something rather drastic. I've consigned my Samsung TV, Sky Box and Sony DVD player to the garage for eventual disposal. The reason is simple. Following recent local power outages, and...
View ArticleAn odd sense of freedom
Following on from yesterday's post about junking my old TV, Sky Box and DVD player with no immediate intention of replacing them, and some regret for the passing of part of my parents' life, I have...
View ArticleThe Movie Theatre
Is it possible to squeeze a third post out of my TV woes? Of course. But once done, I'm putting the subject to bed. There are other things I want to write about.My parents' Samsung TV was bought in...
View ArticleFiona recovers from her winter in Pothole City
Fiona came back from her annual service and MOT last week. There was a lot of work to be done, and the bill was significant. She was with the Volvo dealer for eight days. This is what I paid...
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