A globetrotting source of vitamin B

About two weeks ago, I sent a pot of Marmite to a Marmite fan in Austria as a surprise. It finally arrived a couple of days ago, having gone via Australia. Even I know that’s not the most direct route. The Aussies opened my beautiful, hand-made box and checked the contents to make sure I [...]

The spirit of (my) Christmas

Mum just sent me an email offering me a Fair Trade advent calendar. I looked at the design of wise men, saviours and stars and then thought to myself, “nah, I’ll get something more Christmassy.” What a heathen.
Later:

Senses

It doesn’t matter how often I go for a walk, there’s always something new to assault my senses: the cold, cold iron gates; nature’s unexpected gift of a pheasant’s feather in the lane; rotting apples hidden in the grass; the first icy puddles of winter crunching underfoot; the smell of someone’s dinner escaping from their [...]

Squirrel

First things first: happy birthday, Hubert. Second things second: went for a walk today and met the most delightful squirrel. There he was, just sitting in a tree, soaking up the sun. I was able to get good and close to him before he finally got up the nerve to move and scampered off up [...]

Tortoises and poltergeists

I finally got the photos from my birthday shenanigans sorted and onto Flickr today. I’ve also got some video from the 12th, taken by Dad and John, which i shall put up when I have the energy. In other news, Suzy and I booked our Galapagos trip today. For 12 days next June, we shall [...]

Router

BT engineers have been and gone. It’s not a line fault, we need a new router. If we can’t get one sorted today, I’m moving. In other news, it’s damn cold outside.
A little later: I’m back. Thank God for that. Now I’ve got things to translate and about 500 offers of Viagra and mortgages to [...]

No internet

Still no internet, but a BT engineer is coming tomorrow. Meanwhile, happy birthday to Ray and Nina. It is indeed a busy time for birthdays. As the faithful and diligent among you will know, it was my birthday yesterday. I am now exceedingly old.
I went to the pub with Suzy, Lauren and Dave on Friday [...]