Archive for the ‘Strange things’ Category

Happy St Valentine’s Day

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Today is St Valentine’s day.

I am indebted to kitmarlowescot2 … via Stonehead for these pictures of a delightful Gloucester Old Spot piglet born this week with appropriate markings for the occasion

Happy St Valentine’s Day…. give someone you love a hug…… and be kind to everybody you meet… little things like just letting somebody out in traffic, for example, can be contagious and spread like ripples on a pond.

Free Range Shopper

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Last week I felt inundated to saturation point both by chicken welfare and by healthy eating. (more…)

Two capsized boats

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Firstly……the TV news and the newspapers have been filled with the reports of the cruise ship MV Explorer which emulated the Titanic in the Southern Ocean, hitting an iceberg and sinking.

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Barclays Bank Customer Services

Monday, October 15th, 2007

The other day, I found a Barclays bank visa card on the pavement as I took the dog for a walk

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Update: Please can we have our beaches back?

Friday, August 17th, 2007

I have today received a reply to the letter which I sent to Jane Davidson at theWelsh Assembly on the subject of the dredging of the Helwick Bank. Here is the reply: (more…)

Holocaust denial ?

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

I received an E-mail yesterday in the form of a chain letter.

Rather than pass it to friends as an E-mail, I decided instead to refer to it here.

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The Mumbles Railway

Monday, March 26th, 2007

This week sees the two hundredth anniversary of the introduction of the oldest passenger carrying railway in the world, the famous Mumbles Railway (more…)

Dreadful refereeing - Italy v. Wales

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

Yesterday we watched a dreadful display of refereeing in Rome by Chris White, of the rugby match between Italy and Wales. I have several points to make: (more…)

Staffie to France? Non!

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Last summer, we had a very successful camping holiday in France accompanied by our Staffie Cross, which I wrote about here (Click to read)

We have now been informed that our lovely furry friend is considered to be a dangerous breed and will not be allowed into France. (more…)

Prison or Suspended sentence ?

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

How can it be right to give paedophiles suspended sentences because the prisons are too full, (more…)