New
R had an OMG-hundred hours appointment in Stratford this morning, and given how many times he’s stepped up for me when the boot was on the other foot, I volunteered to drive him in, so that in the event of … Continued
Improbable
Unlikely, but as it turned out, just possible. I went to Kemerton Lake in the hope of seeing the great crested grebes displaying to each other, photos of which were posted on Sunday by someone I know, but they weren’t … Continued
Gently smiling jaws
Day 4729 of this beastly cold, and I’m thoroughly fed up now. I even did another covid test today, just in case the last one was wrong, but got the same negative result. This at least made me feel able … Continued
Two out of three
I spent the morning waiting for a call-back from someone who’d left me an insistent message yesterday saying that I HAD to phone them today, only to be unavailable when I did. I find this kind of situation enraging, and … Continued
Jam tomorrow
“I’m sure I’ll take you with pleasure!” the Queen said. “Two pence a week, and jam every other day.” Alice couldn’t help laughing, as she said, “I don’t want you to hire me – and I don’t care for jam.” … Continued