Corona Diary: All getting a bit philosophical
Philisophical debates down the pub, when we finally get back to the pub, are never going to be the same again. All the old chestnuts, all the favourites, are useless to us now. If...
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Philisophical debates down the pub, when we finally get back to the pub, are never going to be the same again. All the old chestnuts, all the favourites, are useless to us now. If...
Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold. Well, you wouldn’t expect a bank holiday to actually be sunny, would you?We spent Easter upholding the old traditions. In other words, we ate chocolate and watched Jesus Christ...
It’s the Easter Bank Holiday so, naturally, my thoughts have turned to gardening. Today I was out there with my lawn rake and my secateurs looking every inch a complete Titchmarsh.It’s a shame I...
One lie that I’m being forced to confront is that I would change the world if only I had more time. Well, I’ve got loads of time now and I’ve watched an awful lot...
The sun is finally back. Today, we decided to eat outside. Goose, naturally, had been outside since before first light and was now happily ensconced under the lavender bush, letting the radiant heat warm...
One thing that’s going to have to change when all this is over is how disaster movies work. It’s all very well showing tumbleweed filled streets while everyone cowers inside in fear, but now...
Has anyone ever actually been pleased to have a practical joke played on them? Not just relieved when it turned out all their trousers hadn’t really been chewed up by the waste disposal, or...
Low supplies drive you to some interesting choices. With limited supplies of flour, eggs and butter, I’m trying out some novel recipes for cakes and biscuits. This evening, I decided to try corn meal...
Unsurprisingly, social media is experiencing a bit of a revival. For the last year, social media has taken a bit of a beating, being blamed for everything from rigged elections , to social anxiety...
Today, Sue decided she wanted to kill me. She didn’t go about it the traditional way. Instead, she insisted I have a go at Les Mills Body Attack. I think it’s going to be...
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