A Fresh Start

Ooh - a leaflet’s been surreptitiously squeezed through my flap!
It’s from two of my district councillors.
The local poultry slayer and packaging company are appealing against the decising to refuse them permission to build a chicken-poo-powered power station in Aaalburgh.
Now I’m wholly in favour of this power station. Not so keen on the slaughtering and […]

Are you a parent, carer or teacher of a young person who has been bullied by a mobile phone or computer? …
- from StopTEXTbully.com

Not me, I hasten to add. It’s the cat.
She seems to have developed an irrational fear of parts of the house, most notedly just inside the front and back doors.
She’ll shout at me to let her in, but when I open the door will back away. If I pick her up and plonk […]

Crossing the Wensum

This photo was taken one morning last week (and promptly forgotten about until I took a snap of my morning view today, below). Guess who’s got “Have a bit of a tidy-up” on their to-do list for today.

Oh dear

“Oh well, I’m not in tomorrow, so have a good weekend, Smittee.”
“Off? Oh yes. The four day week.”
“Yes. I’m not sure if I like it though.”
“Why not?”
“It means I don’t get to see you for three whole days.”
“After next week you won’t see me at all.”
I think we’re now perfectly clear where […]

Today started with another visit to Kiki and another ticking off for me, this time for not having had any breakfast before turning up. Angry Assistant lectured me on why it’s important to eat a bit extra before a dental appointment so that the anaesthetic doesn’t make you giddy.
While Angry Assistant was off establishing […]

I’m not convinced by the doing-five-days’-work-in-four malarkey after all.
It seemed like a good idea - I was pretty much working for free on Fridays anyway - but it’s a whole different fishkettle when I have to stay late to make up the hours.
No, I’m not convinced at all.
Losing track of time tonight didn’t help.

Nice waistcoat, eh?

It was A Day Out With Thomas Day at the Bure Valley Railway today. That’s not why I went - the forecast was good and I didn’t know how many more fine days there’d be before the winter closes in. I was there to do what I’d resolved earlier this […]

Now that I’m over the (financial) shock, I can recount a couple of things that amused me at the dentist.
Angry assistant’s primary rôle seems to be to act as translator and official teller-off for dentist Kiki (no, really, that is her name, apparently). Kiki sits alongside, nodding sagely at appropriate point.
When the subject of […]

Ooh - a dressing down by someone in clinical garb. How saucy!
The blonde dental assistant had been substituted for a young indian lady. She was not impressed with my teeth.
In the 1 hour and 38 minute appointment(!) they took me through the first part of my x-ray results, and the associated costs. […]

It’s a sign on onrushing age when, should you take a tumble of a kerb, rather than stand, point and laugh people actually rush over to see if you’re ok.
Bastards.
Only real damage (other than to my clothing) is a couple of scrapes and bruising (but most of that’s to my ego).
In other news, I managed […]

Thanks to bloglines, I was alerted today to the Return Of Huwge after a lengthy absence (well, four months).
Wahey.

I’ve been busy today, haven’t I?
As well as task 1, past of task 3 and bonus task 5 (thanks to Sick), I’ve also made first contact with a local builder/carpenter who, for obvious reasons, will be Bob in this blog.
I’ve a number of piddly little tasks that need doing out and about the place, […]

Task 1 (mowing the lawn) is complete, albeit interrupted by Mandy who wanted a natter. She was very upset by my tale of the collapsing washing line.
“But I use that!”
“Do you?”
“Um. Yes. When you’re not using it.”
We chatted about this and that (she brought me up to date with the street’s gossip […]

Ah.
Aaah.
Waking up at 9 o’clock mid-week feels so … decadent. Even if I am waking up wrapped around a lump of black and white fur who successfully staked a claim to the centre of the bed at some time in the night without my even noticing. Evil, evil cat! Ooh, me back.
I […]

Gadgety goodness. If the iPaq’s past saving …

That felt like an awfully long day. Now, what’s in the fridge?
Damn. Where are those car keys?
Tomorrow night I’m off on cruise on the broads to ‘celebrate’ a recent phase of something or other. Free food, free booze and (hopefully) the change to push a few of the partners’ staff overboard. Perfick. […]

You mean there may be something wrong with my PDA?