Monthly Archives: May 2024

Is Sunak stepping down?

He’s quoted by the BBC as saying I am focused completely on the job at hand – that’s delivery for people across the country So will he be working for Just Eat, or Deliveroo?

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So I went for a job interview…

Yesterday, in fact. The people were pleasant, the offices seemed ok and I thought that overall it went well enough. But… My satnav lied, suggesting it would take far less than the two and a half hours I eventually took … Continue reading

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Are the Tories going to Egypt?

Because they seem to be seriously in denial (boom, boom, *tish*). It’s (local) election time again and I can’t recall whether other political parties are the same, but whenever the Tories are expecting a kicking (or later on, getting one), … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 4th April 2023: Solar greenhouse revisited

I’ve not been keeping up with this one very well, but the project has been slowing moving forward. After levelling the area for the greenhouse, I used various bits I had lying about to make a base for the structure, … Continue reading

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‘Twas on the Thursday morning that the SBI came to call…

It seems we have an outbreak of EFB locally, so the (not at all) local bee inspector has asked to check over some of my colonies. All fair enough, and I couldn’t stop her anyhow (and I would be stupid … Continue reading

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Once more unto the workshop…

Crownboards today. I’m still looking for reasonably-priced perspex to use for clear crownboards, but need a few in hand just in case I don’t find any in time. I have plenty of 5.5mm ply and realised that a set of … Continue reading

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