Mine was weird. The house was part of a stately home called Alexander Hall. It was divided up into 8 houses I think. We had a walkin kitchen, a living room off that and a front parlour that was fully...
I ventured out this morning (first time since early March),my wife & me are self-isolating and the first thing I encountered were 'nuggets' walking the streeet with no regard for either themselves or...
Got a drip into bowl. I'm trying to turn off water to have a look at it. I can't turn off water tap under sink in kitchen but it is tight shut. I put WD40 on but still can't turn. Shall I use a tool...
Wednesday. Some cloud about, we are promised some rain today. not much of a summer so far, is it! Such is life. Seven hedgehogs fed last night, I wish I knew where they all come from. It started with...
Today was out of this world. Never seen it so bad. Couldn't see through it. Thunder and lightening horrendous. One flash seemed to be in our conservatory and the thunder was so loud I jumped. The road...
Our very lovely hairdresser is fitting us both in for a much needed hair cut at 8am on 4th July, the first official day for hairdressers to open and we’ll be her first clients. It’ll save us both...
...by J D Salinger, a book somehow missed from my 'should do' list as a student and only recently read - and what an extraordinary little book it is. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone - it really...
Did my first shop for 3 months. Decided we have to get our lives back. Family have been doing all shopping and getting newspapers since all this started. Really thought about it. Safest place to start...
Monday. Wall to wall cloud again. Not much of a summer is it! Oh well, life goes on. Five hedgehogs in the garden for supper, two of them still there now. Lovely to see them. I haven't bothered with...
I think I've finally lost it. Just lately in the morning I've been talking to a little model of a wren a friend gave me at Christmas and then this afternoon I found myself talking to a pair young...
Preamble : I accept this is not medical advice and I will see a doctor when all this lock down is over. If I sit down for more than a few minutes I ache like hell when I get up. This has been going on...