27 March 2025 (Thursday) - Rostered Day Off

With no alarm set I woke four hours later than I did yesterday. I got up and made toast, then had a look at the Internet. I was presented with a memory. Three years ago we took a drive to have a look at two little puppies. Back them Morgan and Bailey were going to be called William and Spud… if I’d had my way.
There wasn’t much else happening on-line. I Munzed – our clan has reached its monthly target and I was awarded with a mace, a typewriter, colour credits and zeds. Never a dull moment in Munzee. I then got Wordle on the second attempt. Go me.
 
I got dressed and despite Alexa telling me about a weather warning for fog I took the dogs out. There wasn’t any fog.
As we drove the pundits on the radio were talking to the author of a new book about the relationship between Paul McCartney and John Lennon. There was then ten minutes spent talking about how wonderful the Beatles had been. Personally I never really warmed to them, but I just see that as yet another example of how out of step I am with the rest of the world.
We got to the woods where we’d had reports of a geocache we’d hidden being missing. It was; we replaced it. It’s no trouble to replace them when they are missing; it gives us a target for our dog walk. But you really can put out a new one quicker than you can tell me that one isn’t there.
From the missing geocache we then followed a four-mile circuit round the woods. I saw a slow worm. Morgan rolled in something foul. Bailey ate several disgusting objects that I couldn’t get off of her including a dead mouse and a dead frog.
 
We came home to find that the double-glazing people had been. They came two months ago and put new windows in. I wasn’t impressed with the finish, and they came this morning to put it right. If you don’t look too closely it doesn’t look *that* bad.
If any of my loyal readers are thinking about replacing their windows I can tell you one firm to avoid.
 
I made us both a cuppa then spent a bit of time in the garden. I mowed the lawn, went round with the garden vacuum cleaner, cleaned both ponds’ filters, and re-potted some of the little potted plants. I then found myself looking at the rockery and walked away. Shifting rocks would definitely do for a bad back.
I then spent a little while looking at house building and contents insurance. Bearing in mind the debacle that Sainsburys made of our electrical issue over Christmas (and cost us the thick end of two hundred quid) I had a little look about on Go Compare and got some cheaper quotes. And some more expensive quotes. Putting in the same information gave a range of quotes from under three hundred quid to over a thousand. It certainly pays to shop about.
 
I went down the road to the dentist. On the third attempt they kept the appointment with the hygienist. Having paid for it I thought I’d have my money’s worth before I go somewhere else.
 
“er indoors TM and ”Auntie Chel TM have gone to the Leas Cliff Hall for the evening for some Bob Marley tribute band thingy. I sat on the sofa with the dogs and scoffed pizza whilst watching a film on Netflix.No Hard Feelingswas crap. I turned it off after half an hour, and watched more “Beefin which everyone now hates everyone else with a passion.
 
And now my Facebook feed is filling up with adverts for house insurance… At least my back isn’t as bad as it was.

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