Boadicea's Chariot

A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the door. Continue reading “God Loves Drunks Too”

The Beatles – Revolution

Bring it on!

England win by 1 wicket off the last ball.

We woke this morning to blue skies and fluffy, white clouds. For the first time, in what seems weeks, it wasn’t raining – that heavy relentless downpour that bounces off the roof, fills the gutters to over-flowing and turns the garden into a pond. Today was hot and humid – just like any other summer day in Brisbane.  We walked to the creek, it took about two minutes, to see how much water was there. It didn’t look much more full than it usually does, although one could see that it had been higher. The sun shone all day and there was not one drop of rain.

It was quite surreal to know that, while I was basking in the sun, just 22 km south the city of Brisbane was slowly and relentlessly being filled with muddy water.

The extent of the flooding is taking effect. We went to the local supermarket – no bread, no milk, and very little fresh produce. No doubt, some of the deficiencies are due to panic buying, but I suspect things will get worse long before they get better.

I am, however, delighted to report, that the local bottle shop (off-licence) had no shortages of red wine. 🙂

What has suddenly happened to Boadicea’s Frangipani?

Continue reading “Help requested please, Christina”

It was time to get rid of Bearsy (sob!).   It’s Boadicea’s site, so it deserved her name in the address bar.

While we were at it, it seemed sensible to drop the ‘WordPress’ bit as well.   So Boadicea’s Chariot now has its own domain – charioteers.org

Now, don’t worry about it if you don’t understand.   You can still access The Chariot by typing ‘boadiceaschariot.wordpress.com’ into your browser, or by clicking on a ‘bookmark’ or ‘favourite’ or ‘shortcut’ that contains that link/url.   But the easiest way now is to type ‘charioteers.org‘ and if you tell anyone new about the site, or want to give them a link to Boadicea’s place, that’s what you should tell them.

It still is a WordPress site, exactly the same as before, with exactly the same facilities, but it now appears in Boadicea’s name, on her domain.   That’s better, isn’t it? 😀

Hackers please note – it’s a privately registered domain, so you can’t access any personal details.

In Homebase again this afternoon, continuing my attempts to find a pot plant holder that actually fits one of the pot plants I want to buy, I heard an announcement over the PA system. This was pushing all their sale lines, including what was described as “an organic bath” reduced to a price just over £1,000. What on earth is an organic bath?  I’d be very worried that while I was sitting in it it might disintegrate into neat biodegradable pieces.  Seems quite pricey too.

It is fairly common to to see the ECHR blamed for some decision or other taken in a British court. So, my interest was roused when I saw an item in ‘French Week’, an English language weekly newspaper published in France. I quote “…the Justice Ministry has reminded magistrates that decisions by the European Court of Human Rights do not change French laws. Only parliament can do that. Certain courts had started to follow the ECHR ruling that an avocat should be present right from the beginning of an interrogation of a suspect, even though French law has not been changed.”

So, what is the problem in Britain?