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There is to be a temporary emergency hospital established at the Scottish Events Campus in Glasgow. Mrs. Sturgeon, the First Minister wrote on Twitter . . . “The temporary hospital being created at the SEC will be named the NHS … Continue reading →

Nothing much to report fortunately. The Guardian online newspaper is thoroughly enjoying itself, gradually filling up with Coronavirus articles in a sort of Coronavirus feeding frenzy. The old adage that what sells newspapers (or used to sell newspapers when they … Continue reading →

Some weeks ago we started having some pictures framed. One of those things you mean to do one day but somehow “one day” is slow in arriving. So finally we bit the bullet, gritted our teeth, girded up our loins … Continue reading →

The Rhubarb – “Victoria” – is spouting bravely but looks distinctly pale to me – more so that in the photo above. It is growing in a very light soil with a great admixture of old vegetable material which is … Continue reading →

We just checked our Tesco delivery order due tomorrow. About half the items were “unavailable” including odd things like lemonade. Is the factory struck down with coronavirus, has the import of fruit stopped for the same reason or are people … Continue reading →

OH was up before me and put the letters out (weather dry fortunately) which were duly collected by our Postie and fresh mail delivered. This, of course, raises the question – are the envelopes and wrappers contaminated ? – and … Continue reading →

Up early (by our standards) to put the outgoing post outside the front door ready for the Postie to collect and take away. But Monday is often a day without incoming post or with only unsolicited mail (aka “Junk” which … Continue reading →

This seems like a good idea but you really need to be somewhere where you and your neighbours are within sharing distance. We live in a quiet cul de sac and if we stood at our door very few people … Continue reading →

I have not posted on here for some time. Everything seems to have got so complicated that I found it hard to think what on earth I would actually post about that wasn’t one long trail of doom and gloom. … Continue reading →

When I started this blog, some years ago, it was not my intention to populate it with cut and paste jobs from other sources. But I have been overtaken by events,and these events need recording. I am no archivist, but … Continue reading →