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I was emptying and wiping down my carpet sweeper earlier when I realised how much cleaning the things that do our cleaning need. Vacuum cleaners seem to get as much dust on the outside as on the in and the filters clog up,dusters get dusty,washing up

Today is the second day of the Christmas market in town,I will have a wander over later for a shufty. I don't think it will be a shopping spree more a gasp of "HOW MUCH" ? Still it sounds promising ground for running into idiots which is a good way to

I wandered over to see the Christmas Market this morning which turned out to be a bad move,although it was nigh on eleven few stalls were open. It appears they get sorted for lunchtime opening. Still I got snaps of the few that were open or getting ready

Who Discovered America is a question long asked, Well it was never any of the Europeans named. By the time the Americas were discovered by them there was already thriving populations there thank you very much. The same thing goes for Africa,

It is the early hours here and I am not far off climbing the wooden hills to Bedfordshire where they put the ugly folk and others too.Tomorrow or later today in fact I have a busy day in the computer world, more of which as it is sorted so I thought I

What has? I hear you cry,why the dreaded Christmasitis. There is an outbreak prior to Christmas every year and it's starting to break out earlier with every passing year. The first people around here to fall were the poor souls who felt they had to have

A busy day today I have my new desktop computer up and running.When I had my old one patched up for the umpteenth time the idea was to have it as my main computer again and then the laptop could do what it was designed for being portable. Due the the age

WE have a storm raging here and the bird feeder has been smashed.This isn't the first time a storm has caught me on the hop before I could get the feeder inside but it looks bad this time. When the storm dies down I will inspect the damage and hopefully

All was calm this morning after the storm,I poured a coffee and went to survey the damage to the bird feeder. The roof and rail are completely wrecked but the water bowl is still in one piece. I managed to rescue the food tray after taking the battered

Like many of you I sometimes wonder who the phantom callers are.You know the ones who read a blog or look at photos but never leave a message. That puzzles me as this is a social site so what reasons could there be? Are they sneaking a few moments on

A lovely morning for a stroll and I had to go over the bridge to Iceland and order some food for delivery. As I left the house my neighbour John was also on the move and asked if I wanted a ride into town. We have not seen each other for a week or so with

These are not good times for my family and me, a tough time to get through over the next few weeks I am having a break maybe until the new year maybe for a shorter or longer time, maybe for good. These days are not clever for me and it seems I am

I am back on an even keel after some changes to my medication. After my blood pressure began bouncing all over the shop the quack changed a few things and hopefully tomorrow will be the last visit until the New Year. Things seem steady at the moment and

Some of you will have seen photos and videos of the starlings at breakfast in my garden. After all the din they make the place is transformed into a tranquil place when they leave. A small flock of pigeons has decided the little puddle ,which now appears

Today has been dry for the most part and I managed to get a walk into town. I still needed to get bedroom slippers for the old girl.As I reached Tesco car park on the way to the market I had a brain fart. I decided to go no father but buy the slippers

It's the early hours here on God's Island and I am about to climb the wooden hills to bedfordshire. All is in place for the big day with the family. I will go and see my mother tomorrow or rather later today then return to start prepping the Christmas

Day two and I am going to have a light lunch and then call for Stephen and the grand kids and head off to Ellen's for the day. Yesterday went well,I cooked the traditional turkey roast for Ellen and Will and that went down well. Carl came around later and

It's a quiet time of the year a sort of limbo betwixt the old and the new. I have Ellen and Will for New Year's day dinner and Stephen and the Grand kids will join us for a buffet later on. Everything is bought,a nice piece of dead cow for dinner,a chunk

The house is all quiet now,I am all prepared for the family tomorrow. Ellen and Will for dinner then Stephen and the kids will join us later for some nibbles and beer. The weather has been wet and windy as it has for most of the year but tomorrow things