The village telegraph! I am happy to report the village telegraph seems to be working reasonably well these days. It makes me wonder how these things work and how valuable they are. Continue reading “The village telegraph”
The village telegraph
Category: frugal living
My biggest financial mistake
My biggest financial mistake? That’s an easy one to answer. I reckon it cost us thousands, lots of wasted time and hassle. It was a hard lesson to learn and I do hope I haven’t just repeated the mistake. Continue reading “My biggest financial mistake”
Do you tip tradesmen?
Do you tip tradesmen? Ordinarily I rarely tip anyone but recently I have wondered if I should change my approach. Am I a scrooge, a tight git, or sensible and careful? I would be interested in your views on this. Continue reading “Do you tip tradesmen?”
Social dilemmas
Life always seems to be full of social dilemmas, this time a curious conundrum has arisen. Continue reading “Social dilemmas”
Update on our new wheels
The last month has been an interesting learning experience for me with our new wheels. Thought you might be amused at how my 62 year old head is coping with this new fangled bit of technology. Continue reading “Update on our new wheels”
New wheels
New wheels and I’m feeling old. I never really appreciated how easy my previous 17 year old Toyota car was to ‘operate’ until it got replaced. Continue reading “New wheels”
Tale of the Councillor plus other bits
This post includes the latest on another disappearing politician, a local election and us adding further to global warming. Continue reading “Tale of the Councillor plus other bits”