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I had a call from Chris the Barty maintenance man who told me one wheel on Mum’s trolley had gone kaput and needed repairing. He had some spare parts and was happy to mend it but as it is Mum’s property he has to get my permission. I was more than happy and he is […]
I did my second collection of Xmas items for Involve. I had placed a request to my local Loose Community FB page. As a result I have had just one positive offer which I collected this morning. A couple of others said they will be in touch when they have been shopping. I have set […]
This morning I collected my first two donations of food for the Involve charity who will be preparing and distributing 200 hampers for the elderly and isolated people in the Maidstone area. Our Rotary Club are collecting items for donation from local people so I decided to take the opportunity locally of cycling with my […]
So what do a couple do for their 51st Wedding Anniversary. Well, we both went for a short 2 mile run to start with. Then breakfast, poached eggs and toast. Opened our cards and some pressies. Then time for the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph. Extremely strange to see no public but brilliantly choreographed […]
It looks like Biden has won the Presidency, although Trump starts his campaign on Monday to legally discredit the vote. At the moment it is a great relief that Trump will be out of the White House but it looks like Biden, who comes from an Irish background, will not be as willing to be […]
This morning Sue and I watched Eric’s funeral online. It was very moving with plenty of tributes and poems from Glynis and Glyn. The celebrant also read out the poem written by my brother Malc about Eric’s life including when we were kids. It was beautifully done and I shed a few tears. The stories […]
So day 1 of the English lockdown. I just hope the one month has some effect in bringing down the R number. Unfortunately, the rules are much less clear this time and walking through town today the big stores were mainly open and consequently many people including myself were out and about. In my defence […]
USA election yesterday. No result yet except Trump has told everyone he has won! Just a small matter of several thousand postal votes still not counted. The margin between Trump and Biden is wafer thin and if Trump loses he has said he will go to the Supreme Court (run by Republicans) because the Democrats […]
Today they are voting for a new President in the USA. The amazing thing is that whilst the polls show Biden ahead, it will be a very close call. Even in a street poll in England it was 50/50. Unbelievable, how on earth can people be so stupid as to worship an uneducated dude who […]
I went for a swim this morning. Managed 2,300 metres in 52 minutes so pleased with that. Popped into Cotswold Outdoor and bought a lightweight waterproof jacket for the many winter walks coming up soon. Then I went into Notcutts for one item but did an about turn , it was packed with people buying […]