Saturday. Rain yesterday afternoon and showers through the night. It didn't stop the hedgehogs coming in for their supper though! Five last night, always a lovely sight. What today hols I have no...
Eastern Europeans to be flown in to pick fruit and veg https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52293061 I suppose they have no alternative. Brits will demand wages which would make the produce unsaleable...
Anyone else attempted to do their shop online?? What does it say re delivery slots?? My usual Tesco is saying no slots available for 2 weeks!! Am walking to Lidl and the queue is literally around the...
With a Chinese type accent ? I had a voicemail last week and a phone call today. I think it was recorded but I cut the lady off because I couldn't understand a word she said.
Is it a mistake to give up a good job in the states in midst of a globe pandemic so that my husband can do a 4 year low paying post doc at Cambridge? If I do move with him and our two children, how...
Great news for migrants. No need to be smuggled in the back of a lorry or cross the channel in a dingy anymore. Now you can come in to the UK on a special free flight in the middle of a pandemic to...
Prince William has donated an undisclosed amount to Captain Tom's campaign ... https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/17/prince-william-sends-secret-donation-captain-tom-moore-nhs-12568874/ ....and Ed Sheeran...
Good morning everyone - well the rain has arrived, finally, and coming down very steadily, giving everything a lovely soaking, and boy does it need it !! Oh well, inside chores for me today, plus the...
Friday. Quite mild outside this morning, but no stars twinkling. According to the weather app on my wee kindle, we will have some rain about 0700, so no need to water the gardens then. A load of...
A few weeks back I have been posting about my son being sick caused by a number symptoms, including nausea, abdominal pain, shiver, joint pains, blurry vision. To date, none of the Dr gave an answer...
Thursday. Not too bad outside, 10.5C . I just opened the back door to watch the hedgehogs, four this morning. I put some more food out for them and filled the water dish. I spent most of yesterday...
Has anyone noticed that about two weeks ago Robert Peston was self isolating due to his partner having symptoms of the virus. He continued reporting from his makeshift studio in his house in N....
Back from village, not a soul anywhere. Got a morrisons slot for sunday. Only essentials mind you, 10,000 fags, 30 gallons of rum and 25 cases of wine. I hope the customs and excise people are late in...
I have a very narrow taste in music - Soul and Funk only - so know very little of The Beatles music. I wasn't around at the time, so its pretty much passed my by, but a lot of the songs I do know, I...