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...

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...

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...

The intention was to sit and be at ease today, cleaning a wee bit and snoozing a lot.  Of course I found no bread, apart from a crust that w...

As I sauntered out towards St P's and the sorting office this morning I noticed these 'angels' on the fence opposite.  It app...

This is a story of a postman who used to walk around the villages north of the town.  He retired in 1833 having felt the job was beginn...

I thought Christmas was over. I had obtained all I needed but then I must get something for the girls at work, something cheap appropri...

Old Bikes .

No post today, no bills, no junk, no final demands, no nothing! This is very disappointing! There is nothing worse than no mail thudding ont...

After rising from my pit this morning I cleared the condensation from the window and gazed blearily into the darkness. Wind and rain hurtled...

The United Kingdom, a you know, has a reputation for discussing the weather more often than is really necessary. A frequent opener of conver...

There is yet another report by someone or other informing us we will all be 'Clinically Obese' by 2050. This is not true, I will b...

Shrouded in gray damp mist I wandered off on my morning 'get fit' cycle ride. This consists of struggling along being overtaken by...

Eleven years to the day when I moved in to this flat. What a change from the London place. It took me a while to get used to this, althoug...

OK so the weighing machine groaned when I stood on it, and the plastic cover on the dial flew off, but that does NOT make me fat! Anybody w...

I can see numbers of round ripples I the puddles caused by the rain which teems down this morning. This fills me with a sense of joy. Why? B...

How come I am always tired? I thought it was just work, it's too physical, and being on my feet or using a bike all day is wearing me ou...

The highlight on Friday was the six year old who came out to me from number 9 and gave me a Cadbury's Easter Egg. One of the famous li...

Royal Mail bikes as you know are old, but stout beasts. On the front they have that nice little basket to hold the huge bag of mail the pos...

When I landed here ten years ago I was informed that this was the driest county in England. Note, that is England, and not the UK as a whole...