TECHIE TROUBLES ..........

I'm having problems in the technical department !!! I can't send emails and I cant comment.

I have been on the phone for days and days and days and days ..... hours and hours ..... and days!  I have been to Scotland, Newcastle, India, Greece, Portugal, Spain and all countries in between. BT say its EE's fault, EE say its Bloggers fault but we have all come to the conclusion that its Apples fault and IOS 14 ! BT tried really hard to fix it, EE said, although its not their fault they did like a challenge and hated to be beaten but they were. You can't talk to Blogger so I did the online chat thing ...... rubbish .... they just said it wasn't their fault ! 

Apparently, I just have to wait for the next Apple update. I am so sorry that I haven't been able to comment and just hope that it will be fixed soon.

 

Other news ...... nothing much ! 

See the bench in the photograph ? Well, I didn't like it so wanted to get rid ..... Our plumber, who was going to put a new hose in the garden but that was six weeks ago and no sign of him, is usually very obliging and takes anything we don't want and gets rid of it for us. Seeing that  that  avenue was a dead end, we decided to leave the bench on the front drive ..... I put a sign on it ..... FREE BENCH ..... PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TAKE IT .....

I was a little worried that it would become a nice place for the school kids to sit and chat but thought I would give it a go.

Within 15 minutes there was a knock at the door .....

Standing in our porch was a little old lady, similar to the one above but, instead of sticks she had a trolley and assumed a bent posture. 

" About the bench ", she said ..... " Could you deliver it ?" I politely told her that it wouldn't fit in my car. She told me that she often took free things and put them on her trolley. 

" Might be a bit difficult to get an iron bench on your trolley " I said and we had a bit of a laugh. She said it was a shame and went on her way. 

Within 20 minutes she was back. She had ordered a car to bring her back and a van to take it to her house ..... result for all !!!

 

UPDATE : Meant to say but forgot the first time, Mr Home rekons she put it on ebay for 60 quid when she got home 😂

 

 HAPPY LOCKDOWN 

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ARGGGGGGHHHHHHH ..........

I had an email from my blogging friend Elizabeth over at The Vintage Contessa telling me that she couldn't comment on my blog !!!

Although things aren't what they were in the blogging world { I used to get 100 comments in the old days but many have left blogging and gone on to other social media sites } but I did think that four comments was a bit low on my last couple of posts !!!!

I even started to think that I might give up my blog .....

..... atychiphobia was starting to set in !!!

I have checked everything on Blogger and all is as it should be, so I think it's Blogger's fault. 

There have been times that I haven't been able to comment and, when that happens to me, I either sign into Blogger again or I look for the blog that I want to comment on on Firefox, as it's usually with Safari that I have the problem. Firefox always seems to be fine. 

One of the nicest parts about blogging and the main reason that I blog and prefer it to any of the other social media sites, is the fact that we interact with such lovely people and can have a ' chat ' ... it is the modern way of having penfriends from all over the world ..... I like to think of my blogging commenter's as friends and it's always a little bit disappointing when we don't get any comments ..... I really have missed you guys over the last few posts but I'm pleased that it's only Blogger and not the fact that you have gone off  of me !!!

I've also noticed that it says  UNFOLLOW under my followers and not FOLLOW and I'm not sure how to fix that either !! 

Anyone who knows how to fix any of these problems, please let me know ... 

Perhaps anyone who reads this could just comment so I know that you can ... by the way, this isn't a way of getting lots of comments !!! haha !!!

LOOK ..... even Shakespeare likes my blog !!!

 Shame that he can't comment !!!

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image 1: via the libertine, image 2: via bonnard3, image 3: via diabolique, image 4, 5 & 7: via envers du decor, image 6: via pinterest, image 8: via the gifts of life