Adullamite

  A call from Mr Murdoch the butcher early this morning, which I missed as I did not hear the phone ring as I returned from Sainsburys.  Tra...

After weeks of cloud cover we at last have blue sky. We also have blue fingers as it it freezing, but no-one appears to mind that. An advent...

I was quite confused this morning.  A parcel ought to have been delivered last night, this I was informed off at 10 mins to 5 pm!  So, I sat...

Technical brilliance just cost me £20. This wireless mouse, no it does not act like a wireless, this mouse ceased working.  It had fallen up...

Having had several packets arrive, all in good time at that, it is depressing to sit here and listen for the ringing doorbell or knock on th...

To be fair the 'Daily Mail' has not got around to this yet, but they will!  They always do! The only hoax so far is the one on the m...

A slow wander down the road led to the early packets being deposited into the care of Royal Mail.  The care is not what it was but what can ...

Freddie was barking downstairs. That's Freddie the dog I must make clear.  He is a wonder at ensuring no-one approaches the door, the ba...

Royal Mail again! The privatised mess that is Royal Mail continues to exasperate the public.  The need to feed the shareholders, paid £400 m...

Us dreich, miserable, types arose on the last day of a dreich, miserable year, to venture out into the dreich, miserable damp day to collect...

So, being desperate to post a packet to my latest Great Niece I hobbled unwillingly down the road to the PO.  My knees expressed their disma...

As expected we rose to a white landscape this morning.  Slow traffic edged its was along the highway, occasional workers coughed and muttere...

In spite of the postmen striking for the second day in a row I hobbled down to the Post Office and sent off two last packets, though that wo...

Life is cruel!  All morning I spent looking for the postman deivering my books.   All morning!  It was only when I looked once again at the ...

  Selfie It was as I watched a train of 150 or so doubled up containers leave the bridge at Fort Madison, Iowa, last night that I realised s...