Monthly Archives: April 2020

No – it isn’t a typo. This week is a not working week. Yesterday ended up as a working day, helping out somebody that has recently started to cover this area of work and is working at home. Normally people … Continue reading →

Every day I have gone out to look for weeds. Sometimes twice a day. I have been surprised at how fast they have shot up. Sometimes I weed in the morning and in the afternoon there are more than a … Continue reading →

I suddenly realised today – this month I have washed my car more times than I have driven it. It seems like a good time to be a car – my neighbour spent several hours polishing his car. Of course … Continue reading →

Nice to have Martin Joseph in concert tonight. I decided to go the whole hog and plugged in the hifi and projector – worked really well. They built some new houses just along the street. One condition was they had … Continue reading →

News today is that people are being a bit dumb and using roads as racetracks. The good news for the drivers was they were sarcastically breaking the law to make a point to the police – so obviously they can … Continue reading →

Having a chat with another semi-retired colleague from Germany today. It was quite interesting comparing how we are getting through our to-do lists that we made when we retired. Strange thing is, mine seems to be longer now than it … Continue reading →

Today I got to open my letter from Germany – with three packets of mystery seeds in it. Looking forward to seeing what pops out of the ground. I wonder if I can eat them.? Nice getting these little surprises. … Continue reading →

My first planting of onions are now 10cm above ground. My Rhododendron are starting to flower, and all of my chili varieties have germinated. That includes a Mexican desert chili (probably an illegally smuggled chili from Cesar – but he … Continue reading →

I’ve started to put together a list of the things I would want to buy if I went shopping. What have I used a lot of? The new rues say you can only shop if you are buying essential items. … Continue reading →

Today was an interesting day. Half way through the day I discovered that Peter Banks was going to attempt to do a live stream covering some of his early keyboard exploits. It was a small audience, a very intimate session. … Continue reading →