Buenas noches

Friday, 1 November 2024 - 6:46 pm - 1 comment
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On Tuesday 17 September, my mum died at the age of 86. Having been on end-of-life-care for a little over a year, the essential cause of ... [Read on]

Time gentlemen please!

Tuesday, 11 June 2024 - 9:11 pm - 2 comments
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There's an election coming up, and I am hopeful. Regular readers will no doubt be familiar with my political leanings, and there has been ... [Read on]

Worry not

Friday, 12 January 2024 - 6:49 pm - No comments
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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 - No comments
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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 - No comments
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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 - No comments
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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 - No comments
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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 - No comments
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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 - No comments
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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 - No comments
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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 - No comments
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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 - No comments
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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]

Whatever next

Monday, 7 March 2022 - 9:10 pm - No comments
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Life is just crazy at the moment. First we had the nonsense that was Brexit divide our country, all to please the millionares and the ... [Read on]

A new spin

Sunday, 13 February 2022 - 12:06 am - No comments
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Following the recent demise of the 35 year old Dual CS505-2, I elected to purchase a new turntable to replace it. Not an easy choice when ... [Read on]

Push and turn

Monday, 7 February 2022 - 12:10 pm - No comments
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The new vacuum cleaner arrived this morning, and the first run was a joy. Yes it wore me out, pushing that heavy beast along as it pulled ... [Read on]

I promise I'll suck

Monday, 31 January 2022 - 3:19 pm - No comments
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Pet hair be damned, because I am coming for you! That old vacuum cleaner that wheezes like an asthmatic is being replaced with something a ... [Read on]

Tally-Ho old chap!

Tuesday, 25 January 2022 - 7:58 pm - No comments
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This government has much to be ashamed off - not least of all in recent weeks with the revelation that, while we plebs were dutifully ... [Read on]

Taking the dis

Monday, 13 December 2021 - 10:09 pm - 2 comments
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It is a sad fact that I am headed for disability. Over the years I have been feeling the onset of osteoarthritis, and delighting in the ... [Read on]

Brother beyond

Sunday, 24 October 2021 - 2:19 pm - No comments
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The search for my lost half-brother continues. Born in London in 1963, he has two birth entries - one as Arnold R Murray and one as Arnold ... [Read on]

Nothing here has grown

Thursday, 21 October 2021 - 12:31 am - No comments
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In a world before Simply Red, there was a band called the Frantic Elevators. Led by one Mick Hucknall, this Manchester-based post-punk ... [Read on]
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