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Category Archives: Random
A local loaf
From the craft bakery in our nearest town. Tastes lovely. Bacon sandwiches tomorrow are a must 😀
An old photo (or two)
Probably from the late 2000s. These are of our well. Closed up now, though it can still be pumped out.
Ok, so I have only got ten days left to do my tax return
But since May 2025 I have had eighteen emails from HMRC about it. Sometimes two in one day. At what point does this start to count as harassment?
The orange man-baby strikes again
From a Marco Rubio press release eight months ago about the UK’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius: Following a comprehensive interagency review, the Trump Administration determined that this agreement secures the long-term, stable, and effective operation of the … Continue reading
A matter of mere days
after the slimeball Robert Jenrick raised the level of competence at Reform 2025 Limited by, well, absolutely nothing whatsoever, the Tory MP for Romford follows suit claiming that the views of his constituents are being ignored. Then bangs on about … Continue reading
This tyre probably needs replacing
Fortunately (ish) it was only on a trailer and I spotted it before there was a problem.
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Thursday’s disaster
As I’ve already posted, I made a 350 mile round trip to collect an electric honey extractor last Thursday. It was a pretty horrible trip of about 110 miles up the M5 with poor visibility and things hadn’t improved much … Continue reading
Imagine the seagulls!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lxkl3gd6jo No further comment necessary I think.
This year’s food fad…
Is allegedly going to be eating plenty of fibre. Last year was apparently the year for protein. Honestly, I just don’t get it. Why do these fads even exist? If people are so worried about their diet and health, can’t … Continue reading
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Crackin’ stones, Gromit
Our Ooni pizza oven sees quite a bit of use, mostly for garlic bread, pizzas and calzone, but we’ve even used it to cook an entire meal once when there was a twelve-hour power cut when we had friends staying … Continue reading