Phoney

 Does anyone else think that quality of almost everything is getting worse? It doesn't seem to matter whether it is a top price item in a product range or a budget buy, they all seem to go wrong . Perhaps it is because some products are getting more complicated.

We had a landline phone (anyone remember those?) which would display the number of the caller. Very handy when we were receiving silent calls. Not the most expensive nor the cheapest but a middle price by a well known manufacturer.

The first one didn't work at all but the second one did. For eight months before that too packed up.

So we had a bit of a day out to take the phone back and this time get a refund rather than a replacement.

Because of the limescale in the water in this area we don't buy an expensive iron or kettle. Those are definitely not worth paying too much for. Whilst not wanting to be part of the throwaway society some things have a limited shelf life.

Nice weather

 On holiday for a week and the weather is pretty good.

Saw the Red Arrows, always a fantastic sight.

Sand see serf

 1. The council are basically employees that we pay for and should do the job that we require them to do. 

2. So after all the stupidity of lockdowns and the effects on children, why are the children not the number one priority for council spending?

The play areas in Clevedon are in desperate need of an overhaul and upgrading. The sand pit is running out of sand, the swings are not swinging as they are missing and the roundabouts are not turning.

Yet this idiotic council think it is appropriate to spend hundred of thousands of pounds on a cycle track. There is already a pupose built cycle track, it is called a road.

May the fifth be with you

 This is a Star Wars free zone.

Does anyone else check their own blood pressure?

As much as I despise smart phones (surely the very worst invention ever) there is one program on it that works extremely well and is very useful. It is called BP Journal it is a free program but I thought that it was so good that I paid for the full version. I do not have any affiliation with the programmer but I do recommend that you have a look at it.

Boot onions into touch

My broken foot is healing well, so no more boot but it will still take two to three months to mend fully.

A mistake in eating a hidden ingredient meant that I suffered stomach pains. The offensive ingredient was onion powder. Second only to garlic powder as one to avoid.

Ah well.

Spring is hurrying on the daffodils were over quickly and there is plenty of blossom on the fruit trees.

Nearly there

 Only a few more days before my hospital appointment regarding my broken foot. Nearly six weeks since going to A&E and being equipped with a large solid boot which has very strong velcro straps. It will feel strange not to wear it. Hopefully an X--ray and an assessment by the consultant will be positive

The first cut is the...

 I mowed the lawn for the first time this year. I had read to use a high setting on the mower so as not to shock the grass too much and to allow it to grow fuller before the next shorter cut.

There is always plenty of weeding to do. Each year one weed seems to gain prominence over all others. This year it seems to be Lords and Ladies - Arum macalutum and is a real nuisance.