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(disconnect) I was staying in a cottage in the lake district for a few days. It’s a place we’ve been before, both Cumbria in general – a regular meet for friends who are long since family, and this particular house, which, while it has it’s shortcomings, meets many of our needs comfortably. On this vistContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

Well, the roof did not blow away entire, just a third of the ridge cap. That is still an 8 foot strip of aluminium, and I have no clue where it wound up, not in our garden anyway… Several sheets of lead – folded like kit-kat wrappers – remain held in place by their ownContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Cars 2… not the film) There are those for whom the purchase of a new car would be pleasure and delight. I suspect it will surprise no-one, that I am not such a person. I do not like car sales, or sales persons (and not just for cars). Everyone has the right to earn aContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Fast) Tomorrow I go into hospital for a very minor op (I am expected to live), however in preperation, today I am required to fast (nothing solid). As anyone who has been here (and this will be my third ? time) will know, “fast” is completely the wrong word for the day. I have exercised,Continue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(MOT) It was my Dad’s wisdom that “if you own a car, you’re never done putting your hand in your pocket”. It was an observation he’d arrived at from a long experience of buying second hand, maintaining them himself*, and selling them at a loss. My school mates were astonished that we’d had dozens ofContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(storming) Enough of the wibbly wobbly existential philosophising, time to point and shout!!! What I am pointing at is not in fact: The stuff flapping like a tinfoil wrapper is lead sheeting about 5mm thick. So it was a severe, nae very severe, storm… I accept. Do I complain about the rain of slates aroundContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(aw) I’m reliably informed that “awe” is good for you. No I don’t mean – “Aww, Tony’s got the cold again”. I was thinking more of the “wow! I can see six of the planets at the one time” kind of awe. Well three at least, Saturn, it turns out is drowned out by Venus,Continue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

Svelte, trim, skinny, slim… words that are not used to describe, well, me at least. Yes, yes, there was a time about a million years ago when I could have been mistaken for two pencils, couldn’t we all? Exercise, such that I do, is not expected to produce any real reduction in…shall we say frontage?Continue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Stranger than fiction). Another year, another night shift. But just one. I’m back in – tomorrow now – early, so this will be another week of “where and who and when”. Of course, that’s running with the casual and unfounded assumption that the shifts won’t change -again. Enough of the complaining! ’25 another year repleteContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

I hope you had a good one? We saw the bells in quietly with both sons – don’t young people go out to party any more? Then sat up late with music and food and wine and friends on the first. That’s how you start the year! (As I’ve said before) I’m not a fanContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s New Year…”