Monthly Archives: January 2024

Yesterday, whilst typing a response to a post my “X” account was suddenly suspended. A flurry of emails have passed to and fro since, to little effect. Odd that it says that were I to subscribe (an expensive thing to … Continue reading →

Assorted social media posts . . . My parents always voted Conservative, but that was over 50 years ago, and the Conservative Party was an altogether different organisation back then. The current Conservative Party is the successor to those who … Continue reading →

 Hi, This is a bit different to what I’d normally send. For a start, I’m writing something that’s inevitably going to be longer than I’d usually aim for. And it’s also the first of two emails I want to share … Continue reading →

Some hae meat an canna eat,And some wad eat that want it;But we hae meat, and we can eat,And sae the Lord be thankit. Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race!Aboon them a’ ye tak your place,Painch, … Continue reading →

My response . . . “A meaningless promise. What are they going to do with the sewage, put it in their back gardens ? The solution requires every premises to have two separate drainage systems. One for waste water and … Continue reading →

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/days-like-these-an-alternative-guide-to-the-year-in-366-poems-brian-bilston/7445776?ean=9781035001668 A brief summary of each day of the year, and Brian Bilston’s thoughts on the matter.

Members of our family are currently heading north west across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to San Francisco – in the little red aeroplane at the top left of this image. But look at the air traffic shown in … Continue reading →

Just a gentle reminder that you don’t really need an enormous vehicle for your transport needs. “Four wheels and an engine” is all you need, and small is good.

I came across Angela Thirkell a long time ago, I cannot remember when or associate her with any particular place where we have lived – and they are many. All are set in the county of Barsetshire – the Barsetshire … Continue reading →