The Library
Once more I have a problem. This time though I know all the solutions though in fact there is only one – time. Last night I finished my library book. I get out two books at a time and they … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Around the house
A hobby a day keeps the cleaners away
So my seventy first birthday has come and gone. Yes I know it was supposed to be my seventieth, but everyone seems to forget the day I was born, which strictly speaking was my one and only birthday. The thought … Continue reading →
Dripping
Herself just called me to say there is water dripping off the roof outside her window. I checked. Nothing serious. Just snow thawing. The shower in the bathroom has started dripping today. It’s an electric one and even though it’s … Continue reading →
I have seen the future
Yesterday we camped. No, I do not mean I minced around the place with limp wrists, Lycra shorts and singing Liza Minnelli songs. I mean the good old fashioned Scouts type of effort and making do with the bare minimum … Continue reading →
On having a breakdown
The central heating is doing weird things. It works all right but only when the thermostat on the boiler is set at its highest. As a result the house is only roasting. If I turn the thermostat down even a … Continue reading →
