Tuesday, September 29, 2020

When is a gadget not a gadget?

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It is difficult to work up very much enthusiasm while waiting for the delayed arrival of a new cordless vacuum cleaner.   Admittedly this ma...
Monday, September 28, 2020

Nitty-gritty nasty!

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      DIY in my world has always been self-defence, not self-expression.   Those who can gaze upon an Allen key and dream...
Sunday, September 27, 2020

. . . and other thing

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        A pe rsonal blog is somewhat akin to a home: it always has to let you in.   So, the ‘lost time’ since the last entry is forgiven and...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

LOCKDOWN CASTELLDEFELS - Day 105 – Sunday 28th June

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No real pain this morning so I went to the pool as normal and tucked myself in a lane and had it to myself for t...

LOCKDOWN CASTELLDEFELS - Day 104 – Saturday 27th June

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In spite of the fact that I was still dealing with the spasmodic pain in my left ear, I think that I managed a f...

LOCKDOWN CASTELLDEFELS - Day 103 - Friday 26th June

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There is something about an earache that makes it more will-sappingly painful than other more various physical irritations.      Alth...
Thursday, June 25, 2020

LOCKDOWN CASTELLDEFELS - Day 102 - Thursday 25th June

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The highlight of today was at the end of it, when I tuned in to YouTube to watch the NT Live production of A Midsum...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

LOCKDOWN CASTELLDEFELS - Day 101 . Wednesday 24th June

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I continue to be frustrated by the Catalan approach to time.      I have given up trying to work out exactly the l...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

LOCKDOWN CASTELLDEFELS - DAY 100 – Tuesday 23rd June

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Perhaps it’s fitting that the 100 th day of Lockdown is on the eve of one of the more anarchic festivals in the Catalan calendar ...
Monday, June 22, 2020

LOCKDOWN CASTELLDEFELS - Day 99 – Monday 22nd June

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Day 1 of the New Normal in the swimming pool.   We still have to book our time, but more people are allowed during the...

LOCKDOWN CASTELLDEFELS - Day 97 - Saturday 20th June

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[ This entry is out of sequence because of the vagaries of my ‘vintage’ laptop where the program froze and nothing wor...