28 March 2022
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Jane suggested I take another lateral flow test today as I’m free of symptoms of illness. A negative result wouldn’t mean that I could immediately rejoin society but it might mean I didn’t have to keep putting my mask on … Continue reading
26 March 2022
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This is not what I wanted to see this morning: It’s faint but clearly positive. I probably picked it up on Wednesday which is when, according to a notice the NHS app sent me later in the week, I was … Continue reading
24 March 2022
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Poor trees. They work hard to grow, from a tiny seedling that looks much like other plants to a mighty mass of roots, trunk and leaves and then someone comes and cuts them down. Yesterday, one of those tree cutters … Continue reading
16 March 2022
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I didn’t quite have a whole day of rest, as I was leading the toddler’s group for the first half of this morning and then had a staff meeting taking me up to lunch time, but I’ve taken it pretty … Continue reading
2 March 2022
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Yesterday evening’s PM programme on Radio 4 had quite a harrowing interview with two Russian women who are both long-term residents in the UK. Neither were oligarchs: just ordinary people living ordinary lives. In some ways, both were in self-imposed … Continue reading
22 February 2022
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Depending on how you write your dates, you might have noticed that today is 22022022 (22 Feb 2022). I normally use a backwards notation (year, month, day) that sorts well on computer systems and gives the slightly less notable 20220222 … Continue reading
7 February 2022
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Last week, I mentioned that I’d reported a problem with a stud earring I’d received from Solace Jewellery. Today they arrived and all is good. Since there’s so much to moan about, I thought I’d go in the opposite direction … Continue reading
3 February 2022
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Jane recently wanted to get some hypoallergenic earrings and we settled on Solace Jewellery. Originally we’d been looking for white gold but it turns out that you need to aim for 18ct or above to keep the nickel content down … Continue reading
18 January 2022
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Whoops – I forgot to take the video camera to church this morning and my case of leads and power adapters to band practise this evening. Fortunately, there was time to nip home for the camera before the service and … Continue reading
29 December 2021
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Bridge building work on the M42 (closing a junction I normally pass through) meant taking a different route to and from Devon for our Christmas trip. Instead, we went a bit further south before cutting across country on the M69 … Continue reading