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I thought I'd posted. It got lost. I'm so sorry 3 Wells is back in hospital. I hope she is released back into the community of leopards, parrots and dogs and humans very soon. I have switched to Windows 10 and even with a shield is is very volatile and opens a new window as soon as the mood takes it...

I had to take another copy of the first couple of pages of the magazine to the Printer because it wasn't quite straight. I had a bad back, ok some of the time, and an injudicious move hurt a lot. Finally back home and I can take a break. Lots of unread library books and one from the book group. I th...

Glad you're home safe and sound. Even more glad you missed the fatal accident on the M5. I played in the service this morning. All the right notes, not necessarily in the right order. Delivered the masters of the Parish Magazine to the printer. I can have a week off. I took Cassie up staple Plain fo...

Ah Brian, I'm not on holiday. Nor am I ill if you don't count arthritis which like the poor is always with us. We've just had a storm and generous rain, but it's brightnened up a lot. The storm is apparently still over Tiverton, but seems to be staying there. I'm sorry you're poorly An Tarbh Dubhe. ...

Hello. It's been busy today. Trying to tidy up for a visit from the boiler service person. Orchestra run through today, and just got back in time for new service bod. After changing sheets, which I had promised myself all week to do, I feel very tired. I've been doing a course on Mass extinctions, a...

I posted last night to say I was in the dark and posting by candlelight, but my home hub was discomnockerated and it obviously didn't post. I leaped out of bed and got dressed thinking the handyman was about to arrive in 15 minutes, but it was only quarter to 7, not quarter to 9. I wasn't wearing my...

I remember my handyman at my old house. He thought that now he was self employed he didn't need a hard hat. He probably didn't need one as a plasterer on sites, but he anchored the plastic covering on my reglazed side veranda window with bricks. Predictably, one fell on his head and gave him concuss...

A bit of dalliance is good. I'm glad the weather has improved. I hope the rest of your holiday is as good or better Brian. Just tell them you've only had your pension. Did you have a P45 from the agency? Maybe a photocopy might convince them. But don't let them have the original to lose. I've been o...

I didn't think you were a sinker GLO. It must be all those muscles. It's good to hear that 3 Wells is getting more out of life. I love swimming, but the tides are a bit dodgy and sudden around here and the local pool is heavily subscribed in the summer. You have to pay for a day ticket to swim at Bu...

It was a few weeks ago now, and I was told it in a personal message. I hope he doesn't mind my sharing it now. It seemed a good moment to share it and my condolences at the same time.

I'm assuming that 3 Wells is OK'ish. The last I heard, she had been sprung from hospital. I think she and the Black Bull are under the weather from the recent loss of his father, so don't feel like posting much at the moment. It's one foot in front of the other for a while. One coup BCC achieved was...

I do, or did look quite often at the lists of gifts and personal expenses they claim for. It's on public record now, and they have to. I'm not sure that it's worth the effort to check up on them except occasionally. I also think that the sidelineing of Parliament started with T. Blair, who was a dis...

Birmingham is being very silly in its approach, but Lord Whitby was equally silly in favouring dustmen over women giving them bonuses to increase their wages to 50K. Now it's my friend John Clancy reaping the whirlwind, but I have to wonder what Randall Brew is up to. Exquisitely polite, but very sn...

I have a tin box that once contained high class chocolates. I keep my spare pills in it. When I take the last out of there I order more. Then I have a very cheap wash bag that I keep the daily pills in it and it sits on my desk. I have some of those pill cups that I saved when I was in hospital. The...

Everything here seems to have gathered in piles. My paper recycling bag had some paper on top of it but only needed to be pulled up and filled up - until a pile of stuff fell off my desk and I now have to sort everything not in the bag.

Matron. My pills!

No, not 42 guineas, 40 guineas. Sorry.

I've been to the monthly Brunch and signed up for the "Farewell to Europe" lunch. There was a choice of 4 menus, French, Italian, Spanish and English. I selected Spanish. I hope it doesn't involve a red caped interrogator checking on my order. I sat here and worked it out in my head. 42 Gu...

The book value for my car is insultingly low, but on aficionado sites it is significantly more. R got it sort of free. Someone saw his BMW which was a PITA and offered him this Volvo plus cash in exchange. He pretended to be reluctant for a few moments then affected reluctance. I've spent money on i...

My OH died at the end of September. The same day I got out of hospital last year. Blunders went into hospital on 1 October and died on 12th. But we had some wonderful memorable moments in that time. Singing the Philosopher's song to OH and him reminding me of the words. We sang it at the dispersal o...

I thought I'd better post sooner rather than later. The Power people have been again to fill in the trench they left. I have a cunning plan to buy some lovely Sarah Raven Tulips to cover with compost and make a show. I think that all of last year's daffs are buried too deep to survive. I never plant...