Why is it that the minute the sun shines for any length of time in the UK the locals go mad, throwing off their coats and winter gear and optimistically donning strappy sundresses or shorts? Here am I … [Read more...]
April
Oh, to be in England Now that April 's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny … [Read more...]
The Internet of Things
"The Internet of Things" is one of those expressions that is bandied about nowadays with those-in-the-know nodding their heads to show that they know all about it. People like me nod as well, secretly … [Read more...]
Scams and scammers.
Yesterday afternoon I was approached by a beggar asking me for forty pence. Forty pence? What was that all about? Had he suggested such a teeny amount in the hopes that I would naturally give him … [Read more...]
Parrot sitting – again!
Does a parrot have a memory? It has been a while since Dylan came for a visit but he soon settled into routine. He sat patiently in his travel cage watching as B and I set up his larger cage on my … [Read more...]
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