Monthly Archives: October 2021

Currently reading this. Commisario Brunetti gets involved in another case involving the dumping of toxic waste. Seems to be a Donna Leon “thing” to which she returns – so presumably a real problem in Italy when these books were written.

Some years ago – how many ? – I took advantage of some well priced laptops on the BT Shop web site, and for various good reasons at the time, bought three of them. It turns out that I have … Continue reading →

As a user of abebooks which has an Advanced Book Search, this effort by Brian Bilston made I laugh . . .

Thursday is Tesco Day in this house. We get a text message the night before to say that the delivery will be between the booked hours tomorrow, and on the day, the Tesco web site shows updated estimates of the … Continue reading →

Reproduced without permission – but since it was on Twitter presumably he intends for it to be seen widely. Brian Bilston

Well, we’ve been done. At 3.12 pm on Sunday after noon last to be precise – at the old Kirkcudbright hospital building. All us Oldies are being done first, and we saw our neighbour leave home just before us, and … Continue reading →

Currently reading . . . Off to Dumfries last Wednesday to the Audiology Dept. for hearing test and for hearing aid to be serviced. I am to get whole new hearing air when the new mould is ready – of … Continue reading →