Thursday 26th February 2026, 12 noon (day 5,299)
Having mentioned my cameras yesterday, be it noted that our washing machine expired instantaneously last week, virtually exploding in the middle of its final spin (I thought a pneuamatic drill had started up outside). We need a new one, and in such circumstances round here, Domestic Discounts in Halifax (advt.) is the place to go. They do have some newer models than these ones. I like their 1950s robot look: but, I suppose, robots is what they are, machines to do our labour for us — though the auto-mangle has not yet been invented.
Being 42 