Monthly Archives: August 2021

Tonight we were going to see Hannah Scott at The Maltings. It was to be an outside gig. We were really looking forward to it. Then, first thing this morning, I had an email to say that, due to the … Continue reading →

There are still a few people I haven’t seen since we returned home. Most notably, I haven’t seen Debbie from Waitrose. I was a bit concerned and was going to ask Pamela but didn’t get a chance this morning. Then, … Continue reading →

This week I started the second draft of my book. It’s been a while since I looked at it, and I’m quite enjoying reading it again. I’m also enjoying the cutting and shaping (“Henry of Mayfair“) as, hopefully, I improve … Continue reading →

A trip to the butcher this morning, gave me a chance to talk cricket with the butcher. We agreed that the recent test match against India (India won) while showing up England’s poor batting, was an excellent game, proving that … Continue reading →

I had an unexpected trip into Farnham this morning. Normally I don’t shop on Tuesdays but, yesterday, I forgot something which was needed for dinner so there was nothing else for it. Naturally, Mirinda volunteered to go up for me … Continue reading →

In August 1914, when Britain decided to lend a hand in defeating the Germans, the British Expeditionary Force was headed by Sir John French. Divided in two, his Corps were in the charge of Douglas Haig and a chap called … Continue reading →

I went into London today. I was worried about having to wear a mask everywhere and to avoid crowds of people who think social distancing is measured in millimetres. I didn’t know what to expect. As it turned out, the … Continue reading →

Sophie and Tom drove down from Bath today. They have the honour of being our first guests at home since last October when we had the Peach family over for lunch. That’s a long time between meals. Given I made … Continue reading →

We have lunch guests tomorrow, so I spent a lot of the day preparing some of the food. Like dessert and entrée. Dessert is a little honey bee cake and entrée is to be rolled, crumbed and fried pancakes filled … Continue reading →

Today I recorded this week’s edition of the Talking Newspaper with Susan. Our engineer was Charles. Actually, it started as Charles but then turned into Tim. The reason for the switch in engineer was an unidentified problem with Charles’ broadband … Continue reading →