Too much planning
Today I am driving the 17yo to Aberystwyth so she can have a good look at the university. Her first choice has already been made,
What next?
First there were the horses. For years there were the horses. Years and years. Decades. Then I gave up the horses and I enjoyed not
Micro/blogging
Well the microblogging world has been through some turbulent times in the last couple of months. First we had Space Karen buying the Twitter for
Saturday shenanigans
I had a delicious mug of tea (I don’t believe anyone has cups of tea any more) delivered to me at 03.30. And at 04.15
Voice of an…
Edited: After consulting with various folk around the world, a decision has been reached and an offer as been made, so I’m removing the audiofile
Home Insurance
I wonder what the status of our home insurance is? Oh
Mutts nutts
About a week before we went to Mid Wales young Mavis puppy came on heat/into season. Unfortunately Chewie (no relation) and Pugsley (her brother) are
Mini broke*
We** have recently returned from a few days in Mid Wales. The weather was gloriously hot which, for Mid Wales, is not typical. The accommodation
Turd parking
I was walking the dogs through the village at 06.00 yesterday morning when I came across a blocked pavement: My first thought was ‘Unfortunately I’d
It’s not OK
True story. I know a 16yo girl who rides a 50cc twist and go scooter. She’s licensed, insured, and has passed her CBT which allows
Jolly holiday?
Assuming good traffic/roads, it would take five non-stop hours to travel from here to Cowes, IoW. I only chose Cowes because it’s a place I
Wrong thing
What’s the most wrong thing that’s happened to you this week? The most outrageously wrong thing, the wrong thing that made you sit up and
Dreams can come true
(as Gabrielle sang in 1993 and that was 30 years ago, kids!) Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud said of dreams that
Doggy DIY v2.0
The management was unhappy with one aspect of the new dogflap: the four fixing bolts protruded too far (about 2cm) and made sliding the locking
Hinge & Bracket
Our fitted kitchen must be six-ish years old now. It’s nice. I like it. We got it built/made to measure by those Swedish people. No,
Dangerous pursuits!
I’ve really messed up my back and it’s only through the haze of extremely powerful prescription drugs that I’m able to sit upright and type.
Tidying up
I finally got around to my two Blogathon donations.
Writing the third!
OK, so. I’m two novels in (though I’d like to completely rewrite and reissue the first novel because I cruised through the manuscript the other
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus
Roedd hi’n Ddydd Gwyl Dewi ddoe. Ac fel trĂ®t arbennig ges i wneud Pice ar y Maen! I’ll say that last bit again but in
Blogathon 28/23: Done/Dusted
And that’s it for another year; Blogathon 2023 ends before the calendar clicks forward to March. It hasn’t been a struggle, writing a blogpost a
Blogathon 27/23: Lamping!
Some of the street lights in the village are being replaced. Well, that might not be entirely correct. The lights on top might be re-used
Blogathon 26/23: Geekage!
A very long time ago (I think it was in 2008) I bought a piece of video and audio editing software called Sony Vegas Pro
Blogathon 25/23: Hump!
I’m writing this one from the comfort and security of the bed. There’s one spaniel across both of my legs, another across one of my
Blogathon 24/23: Christmas!
A very long, long time ago I starred in a Christmas play at one of the junior schools I wasn’t expelled from. It actually was
Blogathon 23/23: Disaster!
A little while ago, on a late weekday afternoon, I was busy doing something while someone else had been rummaging in one of the food
Blogathon 22/23: On the Edge
A long time ago on November 4th (that’s a very prestigious date!) in the year 1985 the BBC broadcast the first episode of a TV
Blogathon 21/23: Princess Perfect
Four years ago this month (and I don’t understand this fact which is a point I’ll revisit very shortly) yes, four years ago this month
Blogathon 20/23: Worn out!
It’s not yet midday and I am absolutely worn bloody out. It wasn’t getting up for puppy duty at 05.15 that got me to this
Blogathon 19/23: Publicity
Marketing your novel isn’t a thing that happens by itself. Large publishing houses have marketing teams and massive budgets. They take out full-page adverts in
Blogathon 18/23: Tech services
Yesterday I got an email from Fitbit telling me about their exciting new developments! I’ve had Fitbit wearable devices for about five years (but it
Blogathon 17/23: Village industry
Continuing yesterday’s briefish look at the history of the village, and also how the centre of the village has shifted by a couple of miles
Blogathon 16/23: The village
No, not Sir Clough Williams-Ellis’ Italianate architectural bonkersness on the North Welsh coast. I mean this little village. After talking about the pet shop of
Blogathon 15/23: Ear ear!
We are tremendously fortunate to have a very good pet shop in the village. A proper pet shop. An independent one and not part of
Blogathon 14/23: More maps!
Hot on the heels (in a kind of way) of yesterday’s chart/map conversation, I thought I’d reveal that I like maps. My favourite kind of
Blogathon 13/23: It’s early!
Only just gone 09.30 and I’m fairly knackered. Been awake since 04.00 though, so there’s that. Anyway. I have been reading marine charts this morning.
Blogathon 12/23: Sunday bloody Sunday
It’s an odd day, Sunday. Squeezed onto the end of a hectic week and hard on the heels of a Saturday that has usually been
Blogathon 11/23: Tales of Future Past
(one for the Moody Blues fans there) Ahem. One hundred years ago a bunch of creative minds were asked what they thought the year 2023
Blogathon 10/23: Shredding
Yesterday at around 19.45 Mavis and I sat here (Mavis and her sibling Pugsley, by the way, were seven months old a few days ago)
Blogathon 09/23: Pocket activity
In days of yore when men were sore and chickens weren’t invent… no. I’ll start that again. In days of old, when Knights were bold
Blogathon 08/23: Offer
During the dogwalk a few mornings ago I walked some of the way with a fellow dogwalker. He’s a functional HR consultant and helps large
Blogathon 07/23: High and dry
I’m studying for my Yachtmaster exams. This involves a lot of reading because, believe it or not, there’s a big bucketload of very serious information
Blogathon 06/23: Unexpected DIY
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there are two types of DIY household jobs. There are the fully designed, planned, costed, and workpackage-estimated and
Blogathon 05/23: Blogging
It’s early days, here in Young Masher’s Annual Blogathon Challenge, but the struggle is real. We strive to post one blogpost a day for the
Blogathon 04/23: Going underground
One way or another The Blorenge (rhymes with Orange, so there) mountain has been a monumental erm monument in my life for so many years.
Blogathon 03/23: Books!
I have become an avid reader of books. Both types, Kindle, and the old-fashioned sort. I’ve always enjoyed reading, and have never strayed much, despite
Blogathon 02/23: It’s Groundhog Day. Again
I could write a detailed academic essay on the film Groundhog Day, but I will make every effort to avoid that level of analysis here.