I think I need a good wipping, that’ll sort me out…

Didn’t get the Show and Tell post done again, did I? I am sorry. I just seem to be overwhelmed by a wave of cannot-be-bothered at the moment. I have been feeling extraordinarily tired and filled with lassitude. It was the very notion of getting the camera out that put me off yesterday – and …

Google+

Oh, dear – I seem to be on Google+ – thanks, Mr L… er, I think Actually, what I think is that it is for somebody far  younger and more sociable than I. Never mind. I have invites. Want one?

Battening down the hatches

Mid-August sees us looking down the wrong end of Winter’s loaded gun, and with no central heating… Ah – you may scoff, but there is Orcadian folk wisdom that says “County Show, and then it is Winter.” Well, the weather on County Show day was proof enough that Summer is on her last legs – …

Look – it is me!

OK. I am here, as promised. I even have an outline post in my head. Sadly, I am about to be turfed from the office while a conference call takes place… so this post may never be written. All the same, I thought I’d wave a cheery hello from this direction. Cooo-eee! The washing is …

Hello

Hello. Yes. I still walk the face of this planet – though this blog might lead you to believe otherwise. Sigh. This was the week in which I planned to get back into the swing of it. With the annual show over, I thought… Alas, it was not to be. I have spent the week …

In Praise of the Male Muse

So, it is Monday Muse day again. The Muses were traditionally female but I have Male Muses to speak of today. First up is Jared Flood – aka Brooklyn Tweed. I know he has been noted in these pages more than once but today he gets a special mention for inspiring me with his Bridgewater …