Monthly Archives: August 2005

Be thou a bright flame before me,Be thou a guiding star above me,Be thou a smooth path below me,And be a kindly shepherd behind me,Today, tonight and for ever. Carmina Gadelica

Staying with friends tonight to celebrate. Forty years ago two young 21yr olds got married. Sounds like a song!

The worst thing about yesterday's weather is that the Australia versus Scotland cricket match was rained off.

New phones to play with today. The first job is to try and dreep down the back of the filing cabinets to plug the main phone into the incoming socket. Suppleness is not a great feature of the elder years.

Dana, the golden retriever and Fox, the ginger tom are colour co-ordinated. It was very obvious yesterday when trying to brush the dog. The cat kept pushing his way underneath her until I ended up not knowing which animal I … Continue reading →

I came across a little book of aphorisms (well it is neater than saying  a short pithy saying representing a general truth….) Anyway, Morrie was the subject of the film Tuesdays with Morrie which is o­ne of my favourite films … Continue reading →

Walking into B&Q this morning I was struck by the friendliness of the sales staff, with many a Good Morning and Can I help you? And in Debenham's, though they couldn't supply the duvet covers I wanted they did suggest … Continue reading →

I've been helping a friend to choose a new carpet and organise decor. It is amazing how much easier it is to help spend someone else's money rather than o­ne's own. Him Behind the Wheel and myself have been facing … Continue reading →

What a relief to be reading a rubbishy novel……

Louis de Berneieres is reported as having said that he o­nly wants determined readers. He seems to be saying that the convoluted plots, subplots and history are a device to weed out the lazy. Well I wasn't lazy, I have … Continue reading →