most random

 a day of very random things.

i had a "lie in" - a rarity, and not something i do often.

i got a new broadband router cos the old one (8 years long in the tooth) was driving me round the bend... seems stable enough after almost throwing a so-called "smart" TV, through the window and into the street for being so stubborn, despite me having memorised the new weefee key after so many attempts.....

got some new dog collars for me pooch....  Found this lassie, on Facebook, who makes collars for the sighthound types of dog.... very charitable and crafty she is, so i asked her for a couple and they arrived, all bespoke like!  I'll post pictures soon.

took my mum down the 'ospital for some eye tests..... i imagine  this will be a hereditary thing that. no doubt, is already at play in my peepers .... macro magnetic degenemeration or summat, i forget the term.....  oh yeah.... macular degeneration(?) i think.  Tests looked alright and it's nowt to be worried about at this stage.

took the dog for a drag round the field..... muddy, cold, wet, miserable...... my one moment of levity was when i passed a grandma, videoing her kids, playing in the woods..... as i passed her, i said "fortunately we've seen a squirrel, so children are definitely off the menu".... she said "pardon" and i am sure she was reaching for a can of mace as i legged it into the undergrowth.....

took some codeine.

rebaited a rat station that had been emptied (good sign) - as much as i have respect for a rat's ability to survive, thrive, and even multiply **..... i do not necessarily want them playing croquet on my lawn.

Stuffed a couple of rocks into a couple of rat 'oles in the garden.

finally remembered how to reconnect "her who shunt be named" - say it quiet in case she is listening (they are ALWAYS listening) - Alexa - to the new router.

Not very exhaust ive/ing, i am sure you'll agree..... but suitably random a set of incidents.

ear's a picture of me dog, eating a pig's ear!

**  i was going to make mention of the fact that rats have a bad rap ever since the days when they were accused of carrying black death or bubonic plague, whichever camp you sit in.  There IS another school of thought that suggests it came from gerbils from the Asia.... and you know what, people invite those little tramps into their home and build fking castles for em!