Damn damn damn PINNEDI sometimes come unstuck. Damn damn damn. Things were going so my way. Just one dog-end...
Paying it forwardThe lord and master and i were on our way out of an art exhibition at the Royal Academy when one of the security people (female) stopped me, saying she LOVED my outfit. I'd been all for getting the bus to Victoria station, but suddenly I was... See More »
Easy as falling off a horseMy adventurous single friend Rachel arrived on our doorstep without the usual prior phone call - reason why was easy to see. Her right arm was in a sling and she was walking badly. That's what can happen when you fall off a horse. She'd come by... See More »
Lord and masterThis morning my lord and master remarked how impressed he is with my self restraint vis a vis not having bought any new shoes for over 5 weeks. How do i ensure he is nowhere near the house between 2 pm and 4 pm? Stuff is being delivered. It's... See More »
Big mistakeA friend of mine got a job working on the tills at a small, non chain supermarket. But not for long. The boss overheard her asking to see some ID from a shopper who was clearly in her 50s or 60s, buying whisky. Apparently she did this with everyone,... See More »
Not a great deal of what passes for drama happens hereLondons leafy suburbs seems to revolve around the activities of badgers, foxes and cats. However, the lady that 'does' secretly brings me a pack of cigarettes which i smoke on the sly. I will get into trouble sooner or later. Living on the edge of... See More »
The Lost TrousersThe Lord and Master has mislaid yet another pair of his favourite worn out trousers. They were on the bedroom floor last time he rememberd them being anywhere. My frivolous suggestion that they,ve walked off by thenselves because theyre tired out has... See More »
Bedevilled by EmpathyOnce, when the sun was shining and I had an hour to kill, I was sitting on a bench, soaking up the perfection of the day, with my feet thrust out in front of me, high on a cliff overlooking a Cornish beach. I felt a conscious joy with the world and... See More »
Red RubiesWay back on EP, though I didn't realise it at the time, the person who had most impact on me, and has had the most beneficial and lasting influence was RedRubies. I haven't seen or heard anything of her since EP vanished so she will never know about... See More »
What do you think of fried airI've finally given in and ordered an air fryer. Everyone has said I must get one - apparently they're marvellous and indispensible. Well, it had better be.
I came a cropper on the phoneCouple of days ago I answered the phone to an obvious scam or annoying sales call, and I was ready for it. Something to do with my insurance for stuff I haven't got. "I'm glad you've called," I said. "Tell me, have you let Jesus into your life?“... See More »
First fightLife doesn't get more exciting than this. I'd been promised an outing to the big Tesco store, and that's what I got. Looked forward to it with huge excitement. They prefer you to shop alone (in that branch anyway) so we took separate baskets and... See More »
Mirror, mirror. On the wallA week or so ago a nicely framed bevelled mirror cropped up on a local selling group. Lots of people are using lockdown to do a bit of redecorating and plenty of swaps, freebies and cheapies seem to be changing hands. So I've got on board too. I took... See More »
Stupid stupid stupidHaving been avidly tracking my parcel (burgundy ankle boots) I was expecting it to arrive this morning. By afternoon, with nothing showing up, I examined the tracking details again. Delivered. Well where were they? The gate makes a noise, and it... See More »
Herons againThe brass nerve of herons is breath-taking. We are sitting in our end of garden cabin sipping our tea and wondering if the pond still has a layer of ice on it - and a damn heron comes scudding down, not three feet away from us, to check out the same... See More »
Can't think of a titleOn the topic of cigarettes, my sister has mailed me five. If I bought a pack of 20 I would have to smoke them all quickly, which is bad for me. But with 5 I can smoke 2 per day for 2 and a half days, and get away with it
I have just lost a battleHere we are, sitting on separate sofas, squabbling over which one of us gets up, goes over to the cupboard and gets the bottle out. He's using all my excuses. He's got his feet up. I haven't got a little table in front of me. He's leaning back and... See More »
Saving electricityI went into the kitchen to make a peanut butter and lemon curd sandwich around 4.30. To save the bother of putting the light on I didn't put the light on. Long story short, in the semi darkness a jar of piccalilli is indistinguishable from a jar of... See More »
The Gang I'm inI'm a member of a gang of women ranging in age between 36 and 83, two Hindus, 3.5 Jews, 2.5 atheists, a Quaker, a Buddhist and the rest people of indeterminate but vaguely Christian faith. We used to meet in an underground coffee shop, now closed... See More »
Riding a wave... of popularity at the moment. I've never experienced this before, well certainly not on this scale. A bunch of diverse chapesses who have been meeting on Mondays for coffee for a couple of years are now booking a sit down in my garden, up to a... See More »
Twp is a Welsh word for stupidFor some weeks I've been finding myself in a banter thread with two guys in separate parts of the USA, who clearly know each other of old. On one occasion they were using the word "twp" a lot. It's a fond, non scornful way of calling someone stupid,... See More »
Fer cryin out loud alreadyThe neighbourhood free magazine just plopped through the letterbox. I've just caught myself trying to click on a link in one of the articles. Jabbing at a printed paper page (try saying that with a mouthful of pins 🤣)
A drop of the hard stuffThe Lord and Master and myself thought we'd better drink the bottle of damson gin our neighbours gave us in exchange for rather a lot of damsons. It's not our favourite, though quite passable for a change. We wouldn't have tried it at all if there'd... See More »
The wild leafy suburbs of LondonMy sisters had arrived, and our long term pals from up the road were keen to be reunited, so I cooked something warming that we could eat in the garden watching the sun go down. The couple coming were bringing their dogs, a pair of well behaved... See More »
Tra la la, I thinkIf I am not careful, the Lord and Master is going to have to put his foot down, again
