A couple of weeks ago there was an attempted burglary in a house at the top of the lane. The burglar entered by first climbing onto a balcony and then removing the window from its frame. This provided entry into the main bedroom. The husband woke up and seeing a dark figure searching the dresser drawers yelled "What the bloody hell do you think you ( Read more... )

I've just watched the first part of Martin Scorceses (sp) documentary on Bob Dylan ( Read more... )

The chap has just been and quoted for the wall ( Read more... )

I have been bone idle today. The only things I have done all day is to unload and load the dishwasher. Lucy spent all day at a neighbours barbecue party - so I didn't even have to bother with food ( Read more... )

I have just found the biggest wasp I have ever seen. I just saw it on Lucys desk.Honestly, it's easily an inch long, and hefty with it. That's big for our wasps ( Read more... )

I just saw Ruby Wax on a TV programme and she really looks poorly ( Read more... )

Well, I've just queued for ages to fill the tank at £1 per litre ( Read more... )

The two African snails that Lucy keeps as pets had hundreds of eggs recently. We destroyed the second batch by freezing them before they hatched. The first lot hatched and despite selling dozens to her multitude of friends, we still have around four dozen growing merrily larger ( Read more... )

It amuses me how our different counties think of each other, and the competitiveness between them ( Read more... )

OhNooo! Oh Noooooo! Noooooooo ( Read more... )