Category: Covid-19

The more I work my garden myself, the more I find little things that were either broken or overlooked or done incorrectly. The problem for me is more work to repair things. The tasks take longer because little things were either broken or overlooked or done incorrectly resulting in large problems in the future. This […]

I went out today, not because of what some are labelling “cabin fever”, but because I needed to have my glass’ frame adjusted. I needed to make an appointment. On the way out I decided to pop into Spar, which is right next door to the optician. I tried to walk in but the security […]

We have two cast iron skillets made in Taiwan. They are 8-inch and 10.5-inch in size. We also have a big, brand new wok pan. The skillets were passed on to us whilst we purchased the wok. None of these were ever used by us. Due to storage in an outside shed, these items became […]

As you are aware, Level 4 of lockdown, which started on Friday 1 May, gives us the right to go for runs and walks between 6am to 9am each day. Many have received this news with great passion and thanks. Over the last few weeks (and, to be true, since retiring at the end of […]

During the past week, I removed lots of small branches and stems from bushes, shrubs and plants. Today, I needed to deal with this by putting everything into garden bags to be disposed of. Months back, Jenny saw our neighbour pruning his shrubs and bushes. He cut everything up into small pieces to go into […]

I was reading in George Whitefield’s Journals this morning. The entry was dated 19 May 1739. Over a period of time, there were many letters sent between Whitefield and a man named Joseph Periam. This man was placed in a mental institution for being “methodically mad”. His sister gave the reasons for his madness. First, […]

Today was a long day in the garden. The Pacer App on my phone recorded 20,000 steps–some 13 km in the garden! However, it was a good day and a productive day. Denise introduced me to the LM Radio App. We used to listen to this station in the 60s and 70s. They are the […]

Today is 1 May–Workers Day. So, I spent the day working in the garden. It was a productive day, as I accomplished quite a lot … but as always, there is a but! I accomplished quite a lot, but as I was finishing off the day in preparation for tomorrow, I made a mistake. We […]

Today I want to start differently. I watched a video clip today where comedian Trevor Noah blasphemed the God of the Bible. I refused to send it on. His mother is a devout believer. He is a pagan. Having said that, please read Job 38: Job 38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the […]

Jenny has recipes and patterns she has collected over many years. She is sorting out what to keep and what to dump. The best method of storing the patterns and recipes is to insert them into plastic sleeves and place them into A4 Lever Arch Files. That is not too difficult, but what do you […]