Tag Archives: worry

Sleep? Fat chance.

Posted on December 11, 2017 by

We have a routine, almost like clockwork, and have kept to it for years. Bedtime is around 9pm, dog has final wee just before, then we take our pills and retire. Sometimes we read to get dopey ready to turn … Continue reading →

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Hot Dogs

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

No-one in their right mind would leave a dog in a car in this horrendous heat, yet people still do so and the RSPCA can be called to vehicles to retrieve animals in distress. I remember fatalities at a car … Continue reading →

Posted in animals and pets, current events, Dogs, health, Just a thought, Maggie, weather | Tagged , , , , | 14 Comments

Screwing for Greed

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

There are a lot of people on the marina up in arms today following receipt of a white envelope announcing a rise in mooring fees. The bar steward who owns the marina has decided to introduce a Residential Rate for … Continue reading →

Posted in budgets, change, diary, fears and phobias, fiction, life afloat, Marina | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Bah, Humbug

Posted on November 16, 2014 by

Alastair Sim will always be Scrooge to me. The film of the same name was made in 1951, so a few years before I was born, but his portrayal of the miser is infamous and by far the best character … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, film/tv/book, Frugality, Just a thought, My life, Opinions, tongue in cheek | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments