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(Perspective) Our roof leaks. We’ve spent quite a bit of money on it with a firm of builders which I hope never to see again, (of course, they were the only game in town – after 2 years and 20+ attemps to find someone) and it still leaks. Our chimney is pronounced “Dangerous” , butContinue reading “It’s a Dogs Life…”

On the third online attempt, I get my bus pass. Your application has been declined, because – on the government website you have not been on for twelve years – your address is still in Pollok. Had they bothered to let me know, I would probably have reapplied immediately. My second application has been declined,Continue reading “It’s a Dogs Life…”

(Japan) I had fully intended to write from Japan, but, a combination of internet issues, very full days, and disinclination to type on my small phone screen, means I am now home. Travel, they say, broadens the mind. I am not (unlike lovely Chris), widely travelled, and it was indeed an education to see andContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

Holiday Shopping. Possibly the most clothes shopping I have done in recent memory – everything apart from a hat, and I may just get a new one there. It appears I had no suitable garments for hot (24+) humid weather. It is my strong suspicion that I do not have the body for hot humidContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Drone) With travel preparations in full swing, and night shift to be worked, it’s surprising that I actually have any time for a life. However…. Our house needs some serious work on the roof. Sadly this is not some new revelation, but rather a piece of knowledge that has been a goad for over aContinue reading “It’s A Dog’s Life…”

Japan 2 The flights are booked, the hotels are booked, the travel insurance is bought. We still need some Yen, lots and lots of Yen (1000Y = £5), to visit a country where cash is king, and cards not generally accepted (I’m told). I may need to go shopping : ( , I have fewContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

It’s a year of birthdays. Well of course it’s always a year of birthdays, but it’s a year of significant birthdays (ones with an 0). A function of still having (largely) a group of friends I went to university with, is we all advance to veteran status within a couple of years (depending on whoContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s LIfe…”

I didn’t by petrol on my (late) return home, because that station was out of petrol. No matter, I pass another one on my way in tomorrow… Tomorrow, I discover they are digging up the road leading to the other one, and have installed a temporary 4 way set of lights. Needless to say, IContinue reading “It’s a (so you’ve decided to restore my internet after all) Dog’s Life…”

(Birthday toast) I was going to write about affirmation and life – and I will – but for the moment I thought I’d share this for those who couldn’t be there: “In youth, I thought I had, but thirty years. Old age, Would be the least of all my fears. I partied and caroused, withContinue reading “It’s a (truly amazing)Dog’s Life”

No, not really. Once, when I was eighteen, a blood donation nurse mistook me for a university professor, but that may say rather more about my dress sense (or lack of same). I’d like to think I’ve aged into my personality. My prediliction for pocket watches and hats, and walking sticks, finally “fits”. My santaContinue reading “It’s a(n OLD) Dog’s Life…”