Year: 2018

#Joan Whittle

Ideal for the elderley

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Well it is.  It says so on the packaging of a pair of remote switches for Joan’s lamps. All you need are muscles the size of Outspan oranges, the dexterity of a turkey stuffer, the patience of all the saints, […]

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Thoughts…

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… looking at this over Joan’s shoulder at the Elan Valley Visitor Centre. It was only a small pee, earlier, behind the hedge, hope nobody saw me. The more I look at it, the more I want another one.   […]

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What ya doin’ today?…

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“… don’t know, got up late, just showered….” Sandie..”there’s a craft fayre at Elan Valley, d’ya wanna go?” Answer, “YES”! But first things first, and sausage sandwiches (with brown sauce, natch!), need to be organised. And enjoyed, despite the squally […]

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Alarums and scarums

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The co2 monitor has been bleeping a single piercing electronic bleep. Annoying and persistent, no amount of “shut up” worked, so I thought I’d take a look at it. The little red light next to “Move to fresh air” was […]

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Deck the halls 🎼

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Well, that’s what Joan is doing, phase one, still work in progress and still plenty of time to go to tweak and change. Always something new, and despite her slightly limited vision, beautifully done!

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It’s good to talk…

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… at a family gathering. David and Liz (Joan’s Son and in-law) came down to visit her. Sorry, no pics as I forgot. Gathered later at Merryhall, I said that Sandie, Joan and I were here for Christmas, and that […]

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Puzzle of the day

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There is a dog on the lawn eating a fish head. He is near a pond which does not contain fish and he is at least 30 yards away from the fence that surrounds the property. Explain.     Open […]

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Going round in circles

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“Let’s go to Brecon!”, Sandie said, “you like Coffee #1, and you like shopping in Ty Cariad (well-presented gift shop), and we’re being told to shop locally (there’s no alternative really), and we always do as we’re told (that’s how […]

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Tup of the Mornin’ to ya’

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Well he’s a Stand out sort of guy. There are two big boys flirting and chatting up the girlies… He is head and shoulders above his paramours… and hangs out with a couple of special ones… and then moves on…. […]

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Hitchcockian

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One remarkable difference this Autumn, is the number, frequency, composition and size of flocks of birds. Taking photos of them is pointless as they are relatively far away and they are relatively small. These photos are on the morning walk […]