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Once again, the new year is upon us. Last year contained some slow days, some good days, some bad days; but overall the year seems to have flown by. No matter what happened in any given year, I’m always glad to see the back of it, and always welcome in

I have a sign on my door stating: No Cold Callers. Mainly this stems from having a man call not long after we’d moved in, ostensibly to check our gas and electricity meters. He’d flashed a badge, and stated they were old and should be renewed. He then

Or more correctly, lack of. Apart from walking the dog, and shopping on Thursday, I’ve barely been out for days. It’s seriously dull here, no sunshine, and cold too. Thursday, we had misty drizzle all day long with very poor visibility. I haven’t been up

Long-time readers will know that I used to work on a university campus, and that following a so-called merger, the campus was closed and instead of commuting 5 miles a week, I started commuting 170 miles a week, worked on 2 different campuses that I

After snow flurries and ice on Tuesday, I wrapped up warm and braved the weather to attend an eye appointment on Wednesday. I came away after 90 minutes with a sinking heart, and another appointment for Monday next week. In the last 3 weeks I’ve noticed a

Monday, I had another 90-minute opticians’ appointment. I aced my Fields Test, the pressure tests were good, and more eyeball photos were also good. My cleaning regime is already showing some improvement in the eyelid area too. To cut to the chase, I