"You can save a fortune if you switch gas and electricity providers." I tried to be pleasant in my reaction. "Don't be daft," I told him. "They're all the same." And that was the end of the conversation. But curiosity got the better of me. So I popped over to the Money Saving Expert's Cheap Energy Club to do a quick comparison. And guess what... He was right! "Ah, but..." (We can always find an "Ah But" if we look carefully) "Ah, but we've stayed with our … [Read more...]
Why I Bought a French Octet
We had a big problem! They speak French in France. Doh! Didn't you know? Yes I did. And that shouldn't have been a problem... Because we’d brushed up on our tourist French. So I could ask for a croissant, a baguette, a crêpe... What more should we need? Technical French, maybe? It turned out that’s exactly what we did need. You see... We’d rented a small gîte. Le Petit Bleu was right out in the French countryside. It was pretty, very French, with a … [Read more...]
How Do You Set Up a Daily Blog?
"How do you set up a daily blog?" Someone asked me that question on Facebook Messenger. So I thought I'd write a blog post about it instead. Hope you don't mind, Christina. Two Choices There are two main ways to create a blog. One costs a bit. The other costs nothing. But before you decide to jump at the chance to get a free blog, there's just something you need to know about the free method. The free blog will never really belong to you. What do you mean by that, … [Read more...]
Doctor Google’s Miracle Cough Cure
"It's not the cough that carries you off..." Listen... If you have a persistent cough that's keeping you awake at night... This could be just what you need to read! You see... For the past couple of weeks, I've had a massively irritating cough. Not just irritating for me. Irritating for everyone else in the house too! Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough! And cough! And here's another... Cough! At night, every time my head hit the pillow... Persistently … [Read more...]