Monthly Archives: May 2020

The heart of daftness

Posted on 16th May 2020 by Ian

“Glastonbury 5G report ‘hijacked by conspiracy theorists,” said the BBC headline. Anyone who has walked down Glastonbury high street will be unsurprised by the story that there are people in the town who believe that genetic material can be transmitted … Continue reading →

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£10 delight

Posted on 15th May 2020 by Ian

Tesco sent an email. Due to the Covid-19 crisis, vouchers due to expire at the end of this month would be extended until the end of October. Being unaware of having any  vouchers that might expire, I went to the … Continue reading →

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Bedtime drinks

Posted on 14th May 2020 by Ian

With the passage of time, life becomes ever more prosaic. A bedtime drink now is a mug of hot milk, anything with caffeine would mean getting up in the night. I can never understand how my grandparents could drink Camp … Continue reading →

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Coupons for shoes

Posted on 13th May 2020 by Ian

Was it the prime minister of Italy or of Spain who said that stepping out into the world after the Covid-19 virus had passed would be like stepping out into your country after a war had ended? The death of … Continue reading →

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Gone fishing

Posted on 12th May 2020 by Ian

At the conclusion of an episode of Gone Fishing, the BBC television series with Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer, a day’s fishing in Yorkshire on the River Ure concludes with an exchange of gifts. The programme had included an encounter with … Continue reading →

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