Sunday, 24 May 2026

Out In The Wild Blueyonder


From Facebook Archives

20 May 2025 at 20.26

My blueyonder email is up the spout so if you're trying to email me I'm not ignoring you, I can't get it.  
I've had a nice on-line chat with Chakra who is sending it up to IT.  
Fester’s still works ok.
Ferretfingers is at the dentist first thing so there'll be a very late blog tomorrow.

22 May 2025 at 15.42

Virgin/blueyonder buggering about again.
Fester@ that address has been hacked and has sent an email not only to my blueyonder address but also Banjoman.  
So apologies if you've got one too.
They seem to be wanting to migrate us to google mail.
I am in web messaging communication with Sidhu but he's gone very quiet.
But if we have to go to google mail we need the old address book to inform people.
On the other hand everyone could just communicate with him via me, because I'm the one that opens it all for him anyway ...
I had better things to do this afternoon...
Later
Having had a long conversation with the lovely Saheer, who says it should all get sorted within 5 working days, I am going downstairs to recline on the chaiselongue until I recover...
Mr Whyte  An email from Fester enquiring whether I shop on Amazon was nice.  It was nice too that he explained that he would have called but was struggling with his laryngitis.
Well, I was convinced!
Twinnie P   Me too.
Bentonbag - Twinnie P It was nice chatting with you...
Mr Colliery  Yes I also got an email from a laryngitis-struck Fester, as did Pop Jesmond.  And last year I had one from Pop, who also had laryngitis at the time.

23 May 2025 at 08.21

When I opened my email address yesterday there was one from Fester's address saying he couldn't phone me because he had laryngitis but did I shop at Amazon.
Yes, he/we'd been hacked.
So I had a happy afternoon on the phone to Virgin's lovely Saheer, who says it should all get sorted out within five working days.   
Meanwhile all the passwords and memorable words have been changed; and written down in the little red book with all the other numbers they ask you, which you can't normally get to because they're in your account which has been locked.
Fester's friends were surprised and delighted to hear from him but could tell instantly the message was fake.
If you got one, our apologies, but consider yourself special in being one of the few people actually in his address book.


 


 

Saturday, 23 May 2026

St Therese of Lisieux’s Gift

From Facebook Archives

23 May 2009
I wasn't going to do any more facebooking today but ...
Earlier this afternoon St Therese of Lisieux fell off her perch and, whilst I was scrabbling under the bookshelf trying to retrieve her, a package fell onto my hand.   
Over forty photos dating from 1988 to 2002, mostly of the boys and mostly captioned.  
They must have been ones I sent home to Mum and Dad because they were too far away to spend much time with their grandchildren.   
I've scanned most of them, emailed some to siblings and niece and will probably share some more in another album after Christmas.
Henlady may remember these wee boys.
Mrs Leftfoot  Hope St T is feeling better...
Woolerwoman  I have St Therese too.  She presides over my notice board. She must have an organisational influence.
 
The saints and icons are now stafely shelved on the delft-rack in the hall.











 

Friday, 22 May 2026

The Green-Eyed Monster

From Facebook Archive

6 May 2018 at 23:00

Having lost most of my cabbage seedlings last night I decided it was time to reinstate the nightly torchlit snail patrol.   
Caught one, up by where the seedlings were so it might be the bastard.  
There were seven frogs in and on the pond.   They are completely unconcerned by torchlight, and I had a word with them about getting out and getting rid of snails and slugs for me.  I fear it fell on deaf ears.
BTW I don't kill the snails.   
I put them in the brown garden waste wheely bin and the council takes them away to theircomposting place every fortnight.  What happens to them there I know not.   I imagine them having a happy time noshing on all the wilting greenery.
Mrs Allotment  Are you sure it's not pigeons?  They can decimate a crop of brassica babies in seconds.  I know from heart-breaking experience😞
Bentonbag  Pigeons don't stay long in our garden - Teddy the ginger psychocat sees to that.

20 May 2018 at 22:52

No snails, 4 frogs in the pond and next door's very chatty cat accompanying me on my round.
Woolerwoman  I know this is very late at 01.30, but I have just painted my front and back doorsteps, something I've been trying to get around to doing since I moved in 2 years ago.  Never was the fortunate combination of weather, doggy happy to stay in, stuff to hand and me awake enough.
Next stop pond!!!

22 May 2018 at 10:52

No snails last night, four frogs in the pond, Orion (next door's cat) was waiting for me by the back door when I went out.

22 May 2018 at 23:19

Just one little snail, two frogs in the pond and no accompanying cat.   
Cool and damp.

24 May at 09:45 

Last night just one snail and no frogs visible, but next door's cat came bounding down the lawn to meet me and chatted all the way around the garden.   
Half way around I could hear piteous mewling from a jealous Teddy peering through the kitchen window.