Ever had those days where things go right in order to lift you up before crushing you back down to earth again? This morning is going like this:
Unfortunately the smoke alarm in work is beeping
Fortunately I have a spare battery
Unfortunately the alarm is 11ft off the ground
Fortunately the builders have ladders on site
Unfortunately they are [...]
This concept came about when we realised on our books is a school where two of the teachers are named after fish. A Miss Haddock and Mr Plaice, I think. Anyhow, it led us to a memorable coffee-room discussion. ‘What the chances of that’, and ‘what might happen if they married?’ Could you, in all [...]
Remove contact lenses before applying Deep Heat.
Trying to get vegetables into some of my friends is tricky. Sometimes I manage their five portions of fruit and veg in one meal, but that’s not easy. Vegetable stealth is tricky, you know. Take tonight, I have a fridge full of veg, and a vegetable-phobic friend around for dinner.
OK, let’s see how we get [...]
I’ve been out in the garden this morning, potting up mostly. The sun is out and it’s quite warm, and one of the kids from a few doors up has been blowing bubbles.
Swarms of tiny bubbles are floating down the street, and with hardly any breeze they seem to be congregating in my garden, popping [...]
I’ve been meaning to get my boiler serviced since the autumn. I will get my pet plumber ‘Dave the drip’ to check it. It’ll be fine, but I should really get it looked at before next winter. I have CO detectors and the like, but gas isn’t something to mess with…
Cut to the office this [...]
‘Where are you from, incidentally?’
‘Oh’ She said, more than a little disappointed. ‘I had you down as somewhere in the North of Scotland.’
Now is this just me? Rarely can people place my accent. There is enough of a lilt in there to make it a bit different, and it isn’t particularly strong, but welcome to [...]
Sitting on my desk is the geode you gave me back in Glasgow. It is only a small, round, grey rock. It is a little thing, but I often pick it up. You see, the question is – to break it open or leave it intact?
The inside of geodes are often beautiful things and the [...]
This time tomorrow I will be preparing to get on a plane. One that, at last, will take me to the same city where you can be found.
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This afternoon two women came in signing. I always find it fascinating to watch; perfectly fluent communication in total silence. It is completely riveting to me, and I have to prevent myself from staring. I only know a little sign, but it was enough to follow bits of their conversation. Only one of the two [...]