Oddities and Money Problems.

Boot scrapers are all the rage on Face Book.  Until Kim http://kimayres.blogspot.co.uk/  shows me how to put photos on Face book, mine is in the post below.  And yes – DV- Kim and son Rogan are going to call on the way back from their SW family visit.  Just discoverd they have changed the way one does links so that is another thing I have to relearn.

Another quirky accessory in this house is the servant’s flag thingy.  In theory one presses the bell and a servant appears to do one’s will.  We were fairly successful in hiding the bell pushes from the grandchildren and – hopefully - now the great grand children.

I’m not proud of the cobwebs in the back porch but rather like Nea’s idea

 http://ne-angle.blogspot.co.uk/


I love cobwebs! I always like to think that they help to hold my house up, and I know they keep the flies at bay.




Its true there is rarely a fly in the house.  I don’t relish brushing the cobwebs down on to my person – no matter how protected I am, and it doesn’t seem fair to ask Sheila – my help - to do something I shrink from.  What shall I do?

I’ve had a couple of money problems this week.  It finally dawned on me that the investment that normally sends dividends four times a year had missed the last two.  Having checked and rechecked that I hadn’t missed them I got MTL on the case.  It seems that the original firm had passed on part of their admin to another body who – in their wisdom – had taken the decision that I would like them to hang on to the dividends.  WRONG!  After a lengthy phone call I made it crystal clear what I wanted them to do and from now in I shall be watching my balance like a hawk to make sure they do.

Yesterday I had my hair cut and used my freshly renewed bank card.  The machine rejected it – three times.  My hairdresser told me not to worry and to leave it till next time but I had sufficient funds in my wallet.  The bank was nearby so I stormed in and was quickly ushered into an office with a young man.  When he heard the detail and checked my account he got onto a sort of fraud office ( it seems they do not have a direct line an have to wait endlessly to get a response – just like we lesser beings)  Meanwhile I was frantically going through the alphabet to make sure I hadn’t muddled the pin number .  I hadn’t.

After adjustments he took me to a machine and we tried again.  And again.  Zilch! With profuse apologies he said they would send me a new pin number – then I should go in and see them and they will sort the rest and then I can use a pin number I prefer – he will sort it.

Meanwhile I have no useable card.  He did offer me money but I thanked him and refused and blessed the fact I had MTL as a cash dispenser.


Life used to be so simple.  See Photos below