Though I was raised in a large town, I’ve become much more of a country boy. As well as a healthy dislike both of concrete and crowds, I don’t particularly enjoy art or museums, though I will make a brief…
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Birthdate Lottery
Most of us have become familiar with the term Postcode Lottery being applied to certain aspects of our beloved NHS: Sufferer: “Can I have anti-cancer drug A?” NHS representative: “I don’t know, where do you live?” … is the kind…
Floored!
More years ago than I care to remember, probably 15 years or so, I fitted ceramic tiles to the floor of our kitchen. They were hexagonal cream tiles with dark brown grout lines and looked reasonably stylish at the time,…
Bagging some more Munros
Last year on November 30th, Carol and I went to Waddesdon Manor to see a seasonal art exhibit by so-called “international light artist” Bruce Munro. Well, here we are back at that time of year again and once more Mr…
Down to the Eiders
The weather forecast/guess for day #2 of our escape from Halloween had been questionable. We were hoping to make our inaugural visit to the WWT site at Slimbridge as long as storm and tempest didn’t stop us. The forecast still…
Avoiding Halloween
October 31st is my most feared day of the year. It’s bloody Halloween and I absolutely dread it. When I was a child Halloween was just an innocuous date on the calendar that passed without notice. Halloween used to be…
Testing the Bionic Eyeball
I’ve been wearing contact lenses for many years. Whereas I dislike wearing glasses, I love contact lenses which seem to be very comfortable for me and give a better all round result. One slight drawback with contact lens distance correction…
A Hairy Spring
This spring has been different. For one thing, it’s been a lot colder than normal – the coldest for 50 years, I think it is now said – which has delayed nature all round. The emergence of long-awaited damselflies after…
Orchids for a Change
This ridiculous spring is messing up all manner of wildlife-related issues. Many bird species time their breeding to take advantage of an expected bonanza of flying insects. When those insects are not present in sufficient numbers, nestlings are prone to…
Taking a Damsel for Lunch
I’ve maintained a “to be visited” list of potential dragonfly haunts for some time. One of those is Harrold-Odell Country Park but, as reported in A Break from Paper Hanging, our recent spell of settled weather coincided with a bank…
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