I’ve lost count of how many circuits of the sun our planet has made since last I visited London Zoo. Several years ago Carol and I met a friend in London and strolled along the Regents Canal which passes through…
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Winter Visitors
Visitors of the avian sort, that is. Last week in a moment of madness, I ventured out to walk along an unfamiliar stretch of our local Grand Union Canal in search of clues to a geocache. It was just an…
New Career Opportunity
In common with most males I know, I do not like shopping. My idea of shopping is to do it only when absolutely necessary, to know what you want to buy, get to the shop, find it, buy it and…
The Power of Television
I run Google Analytics on my web site, more out of evil curiosity than anything else. It’s not as if I’m trying to sell anything so I don’t need to know anything about “conversion rates”, whatever they are. It’s just…
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Potential New Pastime
Santa Claus decided to visit me early this year. Since we are soon to be travelling back to the south of France playing midwives to a flock of ewes and were told to bring walking shoes, Santa decided that the…
Delicate Phone
I don’t suppose for one moment that most people read the “Care and Maintenance” section of their mobile phone instructions. I certainly didn’t. However, this morning a strange graphic with which I was completely unfamiliar appeared on my relatively new…
Having ha Hlaugh
When we started house-sitting for friends in Spain, since I had absolutely no Spanish, I downloaded a podcast called Coffee Break Spanish to my iPod. I didn’t make huge progress but at least I learned some basic pleasantries and some…
A Great Leveller
About 9 or 10 years ago we invested in a conservatory and extended our patio so we could better enjoy our back garden which overlooks woodland. Since our back garden slopes away at an angle of about 25°, extending the…
Striking Advantage
So, our glorious Royal Mail workers have just been striking for two days thus generating lots of work clearing a backlog of letters to be delivered. What are the workers striking for? Modernization plans that they think will threaten their…
Bringing Home the Water
Well, we’re back for our first full day back at home after a wonderful trip around France and feeling a little cool. The larder was bare so we popped out shopping to get supplies. Carol fancied something warming and suggested…
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