Pride cometh before the Fall!
I was trumpet-blowing in the last post and have had my come-uppance. Fell down the last few stairs yesterday and landed in an ungainly heap
20/09/2023
Blog & Articles of Interest
Prize-winning.
Feeling a bit smug. Not because a blind person won first prize for the honey cake class at our local beekeepers’ show but because the
18/09/2023
People speak but will the powers-that-be listen?
Over half a million of us raised our voices by midnight 1 September to say we don’t agree with the closure of rail station ticket
04/09/2023
Calling anyone who takes the Minutes of meetings.
Sous Chef on the rampage. The beekeeper in the household is striking a blow for the honey bee in the face of the potential Asian
23/08/2023
Back from Holiday?
Perfect cook’s gift. This little ceramic garlic grater from Majorca is ideal: authentic, decorative and useful. Huge thanks to Louise for it. Challenges of rail
16/08/2023
Celebrations, so far.
Threatened train ticket-office closures. BBC 5 Live last week, Radio Solent this morning plus on-line: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66311238 Some success: the consultation (inaccessible for many) has been
31/07/2023
Just the ticket?
Huge thanks to everyone challenging the rail ticket-office closures. The consultation is now being challenged in the Courts https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/train-ticket-office-cull-chaos-30552780 and seems to have been extended
26/07/2023
Discrimination: Rail ticket office closures
Act Fast! Deadline for comments is 26th July 2023. If you object, tell Transport Focus , London TravelWatch and your MP. They seem to have
26/07/2023
The myth of resilience.
I’ve been battling on in pain for months having burst the medial meniscus of my right knee. It is one of the soft bits of
12/07/2023