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Oxeye daisies
I love the way the daisies colonise every available space.This is beside the Crinan Canal
Gazebo
This is the initial putting up of the £11.99 gazebo. Misty thinks it is for her. The good news is that it works.
Day Out
Misty is happy that we are going on an expedition: a day out in the campervan to Tarbert. To visit the optician. Perhaps we will see the dolphins.
Wimbledon again
Best combination of weather yesterday: damp and wet here and sunny at Wimbledon. The grunting debate is a non-starter as far as I am concerned. I have never liked it, and sexist or not the women are definitely worse than … Continue reading
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Summer solstice
I rather like the idea that the summer solstice heralds the start of summer proper. It gets away from the feeling that we have reached the shortest night and that it is all downhill till Christmas. The summer is hidden … Continue reading
Attitudes
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n John Milton
Changed times
In the many years when I worked in offices I coped with all sorts of changes in methods and tools. My first ever semi-mechanical calculator was a kind of complicated abacus which worked on a 3D type of mechanism. It … Continue reading
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Feeling good
Feeling virtuous at any rate – the weather has alternately been bright sunshine or chucking it down rain. Managed to walk the dog in a dry spell. You’ve got to look on the bright side. There is a wonderful cartoon … Continue reading
Banking mayhem
Actually, this is really about cash machines and how things can go wrong. In a Co-op store I needed to draw out some cash and decided to use their decidely clunky-looking ATM. It timed out, refused to give me any … Continue reading