I’m back!
Hi Everybodypeeps! Just got back from helping my fellow stained glass artist catch up with his work. We managed to clear the backlog of repairing the stained glass windows, mainly in situ, and made new...
View ArticleFathers Day? Bah! Humbug!
Last Sunday was Father’s Day when one’s children pay show respect to their Dad; usually by a personal visit and sending a sloppy card to “The Worlds Best Dad” or something along those lines. I did not...
View ArticleOh dear.
Today I had to go to the doctors for the surgery nurse to change the dressing on my poorly leg. The waiting room was fairly crowded. I sat down opposite a youth, or young man of about 17 or 18 …...
View ArticleHealthy Food for Kids
I’ve always keen a keen supporter of healthy diets for school lunches. Jamie Oliver, the well known TV chef, tried to change to way food was served in schools by forcing the little brats to eat things...
View ArticleDon’t Panic, Mr Mainwaring!
This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely. Oh, my God! We’re all doomed! Run for the hills. . . . . .
View ArticleMarriage Chess
Marriage is like a game of chess, except the board is flowing water, the pieces are made of smoke and no move you make will have any effect on the outcome. Being a good husband is like being a good …...
View ArticleCook-in Day
I was planning on mowing the lawn today and doing various other outdoor jobs that urgently needed doing. The sun was shining (a rarity here) so I went out and was immediately hit by an icy wind and I...
View ArticleNot a lot of people know this
Some of you may be wondering why I use the name Pontillius in my emails and on my other pages, and some of you probably couldn’t care less. In that case just skip this post. Many years ago, when I …...
View ArticleLet there be light. . . . .
“LED lighting has its place: cold, detached, hollow places like office buildings, factories, fast food chains and public schools – places full of humans but no human emotions. LED lighting really...
View ArticleWhatever next?
I went to the doctors this morning, and as I sat in the waiting room I noticed a small boy with one of these new-fangled smartphone things busy texting and smiling to himself. I couldn’t resist asking...
View ArticleIt’s holiday time, au revoir!
Je serai de retour quand je l’ai eu assez! I will be back when I’ve had enough!
View ArticleThe state of Britain – Part 1
Britain has never been in a worse condition, except during wartime of course. Unemployment is high, manufacturing is at an all time low and the nations coffers are almost empty. Child poverty is a...
View ArticleThe state of Britain – Part 2
I used to enjoy those nostalgic videos and the occasional documentaries that you might catch on BBC4 (showing a Britain that is now long gone). Not all of it was rosy though, for example there were...
View ArticleFathers Day? Bah! Humbug!
Last Sunday was Father’s Day when one’s children pay show respect to their Dad; usually by a personal visit and sending a sloppy card to “The Worlds Best Dad” or something along those lines. I did not...
View ArticleOh dear.
Today I had to go to the doctors for the surgery nurse to change the dressing on my poorly leg. The waiting room was fairly crowded. I sat down opposite a youth, or young man of about 17 or 18 …...
View ArticleBits and Bobs
In one of their programmes the BBC highlighted the increasing number of bicycles being stolen every day in this country. In this shot a bike has been chained to a lamppost as bait. What any potential...
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