When you're weary, feeling small, when tears are in you're eyes, you will know you have had enough of social isolation. I haven't seen or heard any human activity for about a week now. Not a soul, not a sound, not even a faint rumble from a jet … [Continue reading]
“No Man is an Island”
12/04/2020 by / 1 Comment
The title is a well known quote that firstly ignores about half the human race, and secondly is at odds with new laws. The governments around the world realised that much to their dismay, isolating each person is not practical, , so have compromised … [Continue reading]
On the Bright Side….
21/03/2020 by / 5 Comments
Following my last post about a month ago, C-19 seems to about on the track I predicted and just been labeled a pandemic by WHO. Unfortunately not the Dr Who who can fix just about anything in the universe, but bureaucratic doctors who can officiate, … [Continue reading]
Reflections
13/02/2020 by / 4 Comments
I was born in 1950 in the UK. In an affluent educated country, just settling down after a catastrophic war. Rationing was still in place for some things, but babies don't see far past a warm tit. I now have nearly 70 years to look back over and … [Continue reading]
Appearance and Utility
05/02/2020 by / 1 Comment
I know I have a lot of views that are out of step with the majority of society. And a major item is what motivates me to do things, value things, mend things, appreciate things and buy things. I am heavily biased to assess situations, procedures, … [Continue reading]
Welcome 2020
04/01/2020 by / 7 Comments
I wish a happy new year is in store for all my faithful readers. Both of you. For me 2019 was a good year when most things went right, business was good, weather was OK though often inconvenient, and I got to spend a lot of time with my grandkids. … [Continue reading]
Grandpa, are you going to live here forever?
19/12/2019 by / 1 Comment
That was a question from Philip, my 3 1/2 year old grandson. He had been sitting quietly on a stool at the breakfast bar as I busied about the kitchen. He had been thinking about the future, and I was quite taken aback. That he even had a concept … [Continue reading]
Fortress or Glasshouse?
05/12/2019 by / 2 Comments
One of the reasons I bought Possum Valley 43 years ago, was to preserve a bit of very important rainforest I saw being thoughtlessly cut down. For timber or cleared for farming. Another was thoughts of a hippie colony and self-sufficiency, communal … [Continue reading]