Worry not

Friday 12 January 2024 - 6:49 pm
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First up - I am not dead. You are sadly going to have to wait a bit longer for that! My health may be poor but I am still in existence ... [Read on]

Spiked

Monday 10 April 2023 - 9:21 pm
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Having managed for the last three years to avoid catching COVID, that run was only bound to come to an end at some point. Friday last ... [Read on]

Snowed under

Friday 20 January 2023 - 8:58 pm
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Air-sourced heat pumps are apparently the way forward. This ingenious method manages to extract heat from the air outside - even at ... [Read on]

Galactic speckled vinyl

Thursday 15 September 2022 - 7:12 pm
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My 50th came and went without hitch. Yes I received my 50th anniversary Elton John LP, so I am satisfied in that department! Another LP ... [Read on]

Gorbi help us!

Thursday 1 September 2022 - 6:11 pm
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In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became the Soviet leader. This was during the Cold War, when tensions between the USA and the Soviet Union ran ... [Read on]

Take a balloon and go sailing

Saturday 27 August 2022 - 2:07 pm
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Two weeks until I hit the Big F. The smaller F was enough to contend with, and now I must contend with the one that indicates middle-age ... [Read on]

That old man that's over the hill

Sunday 14 August 2022 - 10:37 pm
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In less than four weeks I shall be turning fifty. Whether I like it or not, and whether I am ready for it or not. The truth is, I am not ... [Read on]

Cruel summer

Saturday 16 July 2022 - 8:07 pm
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There is a heatwave on the way, and it starts tomorrow. Three days of temperatures in the 30s, and even managing to push into the 40s ... [Read on]

In the pink

Thursday 26 May 2022 - 11:06 am
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Hannah has a new bed. One of those scroll/sleigh/Chesterfield type beds. And because it is her bed, it is pink. The old one lasted eight ... [Read on]

Dimmock of the week

Tuesday 26 April 2022 - 9:59 pm
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Spring is finally here. The blossoms are on the trees, and the grass needs more frequent cutting - else it gets invaded by dandelions and ... [Read on]