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Another post….

So, packing for the Oakleaf Camp now and setting off in the morning. Quite looking forward to it, but I do hope I’m not disabled with another humungous…

Here, There and…..

Yes, I snapped this little fellow yesterday, happily nicking the nuts from my neighbours’ bird table. I was able to get up to within four feet of him;…

Spring Iz Sprunggg!

It’s been a beautiful spring day today – warm and sunny. I ought to be thoroughly knackered – I walked to the village to get on the bus,…

Passing For Old…..

Used my bus pass for the first time yesterday. A week ago, we pranged the car – not seriously, no damage done to us – and it has…

It’s Library Bus Day!

We have a library bus come round here, every three weeks – a big converted bus full of books that tours around the outlying rural communities. Sure, we…

It’s Cold……

….dammed cold. According to the news, the temperature last night here was around -10°C. Today, it’s still below 0°C and is expected to drop to -12°C. Minus 12…

T’is the Night Before Christmas…

Well actually it’s still the afternoon, but what the heck. Got the Yule feasting done, got the big food shop over with, the coal bunker is full, we…

Another Nice Day Out (Part the Third)

So, another day yesterday driving around delivering Yellow Pages. Not so much fun as before, and not just because it was pouring down all the time. I wrote…

A Nice Day Out…

So this week, me & B haz work! Delivering Yellow Pages. When we accepted the job, it sounded easy – just deliver in Dalry and to some scattered…

Wot I Did On The Solstice….

….not a lot. I’d had a really tiring couple of days. Friday I bussed into town to get some shopping, banking and bill-paying done, and managed to miss…