Month: February 2020

I must admit I'm a great eavesdropper, and do listen to people's fragments of conversation. Sometimes I can't help it. I was on the bus back from my monthly eye examination when the phone rang and someone responded "I'm sorry he's not here at the moment." Followed by "he's not here because he is in jail. Sorry about that."  I have a memory for useless facts and I can say that that is the first...

It is absolutely ages since I sat in on a full council meeting. I think the last one was about 30 years ago. This one was the Midsomer Norton meeting that happens about three times a year. The reason for my attendance was what I wanted to give a balanced view about climate change, which compares the efforts made locally with recycling, saving energy with the overall dystopian world picture which...

So today was the day when we were going to go to pick up a new car. Well, not new, very second-hand, but new to me. At 7:35 AM I heard my mobile phone ring and stumbled to it through a haze of sleep to have the purchaser tell me that he had not been able to fix insurance from his traders' car insurance for me to drive the new car home. He told me that he had expected the office to be open on...

To the minor injuries clinic this morning at eight o'clock. I have a troublesome toe that does not heal and looks rather red and angry. According to the nurse, my blood sugar levels are regular at 4.5 whatever that means. She suspects that I have early symptoms of chilblains, which is basically due to bad circulation. I must avoid walking round with bare feet and make great attempts to keep my...