Good Mood #3/22
Because I’m Covid-negative again, I spent Monday in Deganwy having another non-sailing day on Good Mood. I pulled up the list of outstanding jobs and
Good Mood #2/22
Today’s objective was to go sailing and have Arthur drill me on reefing; a method of reducing the area of sail to keep the boat
Getting there
(another epistle from Plague Towers) I tested negative today. Woo! The good lady wife her indoors will do her test tomorrow. She’s going in to
Family costs
(another missive from Plague Towers) Find My Past is my family tree weapon of choice. Recently FMP announced they have exclusive use of the 1921
Tax needn’t be taxing
(another brief note from plague central) I’ve just logged on to my Personal Tax Account over at HMRC and stone me what an enlightening, frightening,
Good Mood #1/22
Went up to Deganwy yesterday to crack on with some more pre-season jobs on Good Mood. When I arrived I emptied all the ‘boaty’ things
New/Old tech
Without shifting from the comfort of one’s own comfy chair, how does one get on the receiver/scanner and listen to real-time radio traffic in more
Runner! Runner!
Yesterday morning we followed our little routine; a 2-mile lap around most of the village, a lap around the garden to collect any overnight dog
Blogathon xx/22: The after party party
Well, it’s that time of the year, sadly, when the curtain reluctantly runs down on the internet phenomenon that is the Young Masher’s Annual Blogathon.
Blogathon 28/22: Happy Unbirthday!
For a couple of reasons it is impossible to believe that three years ago today Robyn came to live with us, even though this is
Blogathon 27/22: Bangin’ away all day
We are incredibly fortunate to live in a very small rural village in the middle of the countryside. On a still Sunday you can stand
Blogathon 26/22: Glarses
I went into West Bridgford the other day for an eye test. The last one was about 2-1/2 years ago, so for no other reason
Blogathon 25/22: Security
As I am no longer sheltered by various know-all/see-everything IT security umbrellas afforded me by certain Central Government departments and their agencies, I have flashed
Blogathon 24/22: Dear Diary
Despite a number of attempts over the years, I’ve never been able to maintain a diary. And when I say ‘diary’ I really mean a
Blogathon 23/22: Old school info
It’s a charming C21st anachronism that BT are still sending out hardcopy telephone directories. The one that rattled through the letterbox this morning (and well
Blogathon 22/22: People are weird
The date today, in case you have had your head stuffed under a pillow all day, is 22/02/2022. Unless you’re American, in which case the
Blogathon 21/22: Two things
I set myself two jobs today. Two relatively little jobs. I estimated an hour for each one. The first job took two and a half
Blogathon 20/22: Bad bad bad tech
We have a new(ish) boiler. It’s now in its third year (because it’s just had its second annual service). It’s hanging on a wall in
Blogathon 19/22: Rooms for a view
The first lockdown was a gamechanger for a whole big pile of reasons. The first ‘don’t go out to work’, the first don’t attend office
Blogathon 18/22: Bit blowy out
Storm Eunice is currently giving it maximum effort and throwing everything it has at various parts of the country. I managed to avoid the worst
Blogathon 17/22: til
The Internet is forcing what (until the age of computing, at least) had been the slow and gradual evolution of the English language. ikr? New
Blogathon 16/22: Now where was I?
There’s an Internet meme that says: Well… This morning I drove to the caravan (it’s kept at a place just outside the next village over
Blogathon 15/22: Incredible journey (not)
Unlike the morning or afternoon excursions, our evening dog walk is just a quick turn around this part of the village. It’s about 2,600 steps,
Blogathon 14/22: Family Tree
Over the last six months I have been researching the family tree. There are various services to help with this sort of thing. I tried
Blogathon 13/22: Rydyn ni yng Nghymru!
Prynhawn ddoe fe wnaethon ni ddringo mynydd. It is raining. It hasn’t stopped raining. It will continue to rain. If we don’t get washed away,
Blogathon 12/22: Roadtrip!
We (two humans and two spaniels) are on the road. We are taking a well-deserved weekend break away from everything. Well, not away from everything.
Blogathon 11/22: Apparition, apparently
The other afternoon, about 16.45, I was walking the dogs down the first jitty (there are two in the village and we differentiate between them
Blogathon 10/22: Glotech?
Just over three years ago we bought a complete kitchen from IKEA. When I say ‘complete’ I mean it included all the usual white goods.
Blogathon 09/22: AIS
This week I am extensively RTFMing. Technogeekery is moving ever rapidly forward, and the world of marine/maritime gadgetery is no exception. A few years ago
Blogathon 08/22: Scanner!
A very, very, very long time ago, when I had an appetite for such things, I bought a scanner. You have to bear in mind
Blogathon 07/22: The reckoning
Well, yesterday was the final weekend of the car crash that has been my performance in the RYA course. Three and a half weekends of
Blogathon 06/22: Nice pipes!
I’m considering an upgrade to the Ninja. She’s almost completely standard (apart from the aftermarket tail tidy that I had fitted before I picked her
Blogathon 05/22: Scottish Power!
This post is not to be confused with my position on devolution (which I completely support, thank you for asking). We have had our gas
Blogathon 04/22: Most illuminating
I’m breaking off from watching ‘Sharknado 5: Global Swarming’ to bring you today’s update. But before I progress, I need to share a view on
Blogathon 03/22: Bak too skool
This week is a revision week. That’s right, I’m revising. I wish revising for exams had been this easy when I was a nipper; I
Blogathon 02/22: 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.
Blogathon 01/22: economically inactive
Hello and welcome to the Very Big News Announcement. Popcorn ready? Seatbelt fastened? Good. Here we go… According to our Government of Incompetence, I am
Blogathon 00/22: The gift that…
Friends, Romans, Countrymen. Lend me your ears. No. Holdup. Eyes would be better. Yes, lend me your eyes. We are staring down the barrel of
Sailing jobs (some more done)
A couple of days ago I legged it up to Deganwy and cracked on with some more jobs. The boat is looking very shiny, the
Hearing voices?
We do love our animals. All six of them. They’re family members and part child-substitutes. Like, I suspect, many pet owners, our animals talk to
Sailing jobs (some done)
Despite some pretty shitty road traffic in both directions of the round trip, I had a very productive day on the boat: Sails off (and
Sailing jobs reprioritised (2)
Continuing a detailed look at what needs to be done: Sand-down and oil the external woodwork Actually, this one is quite straightforward, though possibly the
Sailing jobs reprioritised (1)
The Good Mood joblist has been largely static for the last six months. An unsatisfactory situation, obviously. Every opportunity to get up to Deganwy has
The King is Dead
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I bought one of the greatest devices known to the human race. I bought a
Do it (for) yourself
I’m temporarily on sick parade after an episode at home which led to a trip to hospital in a big yellow/green taxi. That whole story
And she’s out
Good Mood has been lifted out of the water and is now sat in a cradle waiting for things to be done. The joblist has
