Some of you may know that I recently went into hospital to get my other knee replaced after having got the first one replaced in February. Clearly a man on a mission I got my name down on waiting list for the second knee and my name was called early and I grabbed the window of opportunity.

Self-Isolation Day 45

This might be my last post as Self-Isolation is thawing and we are allegedly on the path to normality. The SA government has announced what we can do from this week so I took a straw poll from the Ladies Who Lunch about their thoughts on what they can now do.

Self-Isolation Day 38

Early on Wednesday I went to let in my father-in-law’s gardener Vlady.  This was meant to be a quick trip but Vlady had other ideas.  He wanted me to make a decision on cutting out a large branch from a bush.  Vlady insisted on explaining every possible consequence of cutting it or not cutting it.  Just when I thought we had agreed to cut it Vlady would repeat his explanations.  The conversation went round and round ad nauseum.

Self-Isolation Day 35

Hawkers Road has had a slow start to Bin Isolation Outing but the tempo is picking up.  Last night at the pre-arranged time some of my neighbours came out together so to speak.   I was invited but turned up without costume.  I have always hated fancy dress and frankly I do not need to make even more of an arse of myself according to my wife.

Self Isolation – Day 28

Bit seedy today. Was meant to be on KI for the weekend and it is traditional on KI to have a First Night Frenzy with Sir Ronald Whiting and Mr. Muttley. Only this time we did it in Adelaide. Me, Kirsty, the cat and the dog. We had a wail of a time with the emphasis on wailing.

Self-Isolation Day 25

One person I always wish I had met was Les Dawson. You have to be of a certain age to remember Les but he was probably the best stand-up comedian Britain has ever had. He was from Up North where the training in Northern nightclubs was the toughest imaginable. His comedy was a stream of one-liners of the ridiculous a good example of which is his show with Shirley Bassey. I always enjoyed his mother-in-law jokes. Can’t think why. You can see both YouTube.

Self-Isolation Day 14

It’s really kicking off. Kirsty has nobody to play with as everyone has gone into self-isolation. In the last two weeks we have made a serious dent in the 135 episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. Once finished it is my turn and I will make Kirsty watch all 195 episodes of Top Gear followed by all 12 documentaries on the Falklands War and all 15 documentaries on the Spitfire. This will make for interesting times. God bless cable.